The Bankenviertel has no exact borders, but is commonly defined as the western part of the Innenstadt, the southern part of the Westend and the eastern part of the Bahnhofsviertel.

Bankenviertel (German pronunciation: [ˈbaŋkŋ̍ˌfɪʁtl̩]; banking quarter) is the name of the central business district in Frankfurt, Germany where many banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions are located. It is the most important German financial hub, if not one of the largest in Europe along with La Défense in the Paris aire urbaine and London's City and Canary Wharf.

Having no official or strict borders, it is commonly defined as the western part of the Innenstadt, the southern part of the Westend and the eastern part of the Bahnhofsviertel. Its most central square is the Opernplatz.

Panorama view of Bankenviertel from the southeast

Location

Skyline at night
View over Zeil
Bankenviertel with Hauptwache
Eurotower (former seat of the ECB)
View from the former Goethe Tower in the south

The Bankenviertel is not an official city district and has no officially or strictly defined borders. It stretches across three city districts: the western part of the Innenstadt, the southern part of the Westend and the eastern part of the Bahnhofsviertel. Many of the largest banks in Germany, e.g. Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Commerzbank and Helaba, have their corporate headquarters here, as well as many representation offices of foreign banks. It is also the place where most of Frankfurts high-rises and skyscrapers are located, which gave it also the nicknames Bankfurt and Mainhattan.

The heart of the Bankenviertel is located on both sides of the Taunus- and Gallusanlage, an inner-city parkway, and the surrounding streets (Neue Mainzer Straße, Junghofstraße, Kaiserstraße), and the central square of the Bankenviertel is the Opernplatz. Furthermore, the area on both sides of the Mainzer Landstraße from Taunusanlage to Platz der Republik and the Bockenheimer Landstraße, beginning at the Opernplatz, are part of the area. The Bankenviertel also includes the areas near the Opernplatz on its eastern side, notably the Frankfurt Stock Exchange 300 meters (980 ft) east of the Opernplatz, as well as a number of banks in its immediate vicinity.

Financial institutions

Financial InstitutionBuildingStreetCity district
Bank of AmericaMain TowerNeue Mainzer Straße 52–58Innenstadt
Bank of ChinaWestend DuoBockenheimer Landstraße 24Westend-Süd
Bank of CommunicationsBürohaus an der Alten OperNeue Mainzer Straße 69–75Innenstadt
Bank of ScotlandJapan CenterTaunustor 2Innenstadt
Berenberg BankBoLa 25Bockenheimer Landstraße 25Westend-Süd
BHF BankBHF-Bank-HochhausBockenheimer Landstraße 10Westend-Süd
CommerzbankCommerzbank Tower
Gallileo
Große Gallusstraße 17–19
Gallusanlage 7
Innenstadt
Bahnhofsviertel
Crédit AgricoleMain BuildingTaunusanlage 14–19Westend-Süd
Credit SuisseJunghof PlazaJunghofstraße 16Innenstadt
DekaBankTrianon
Skyper
Mainzer Landstraße 16–24
Taunusanlage 1
Westend-Süd
Bahnhofsviertel
Deutsche BankDeutsche Bank Twin Towers
Deutsche Bank IBCF
Taunusanlage 12
Große Gallusstraße 10–14
Westend-Süd
Innenstadt
DZ BankWestend Tower
City-Haus
Westendstraße 1
Platz der Republik 6
Westend-Süd
Westend-Süd
European Central BankEurotower
Bürohaus Neue Mainzer Straße 32–36
Willy-Brandt-Platz 2
Neue Mainzer Straße 66–68
Neue Mainzer Straße 32–36
Innenstadt
Innenstadt
Innenstadt
HelabaMain TowerNeue Mainzer Straße 52–58Innenstadt
HSBC TrinkausSkyperTaunusanlage 1Bahnhofsviertel
Houlihan LokeySkyperTaunusanlage 1Bahnhofsviertel
ICICI BankMainzer Landstraße 69Bahnhofsviertel
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Junghof PlazaJunghofstraße 14Innenstadt
Merrill LynchMain TowerNeue Mainzer Straße 52–58Innenstadt
Metzler BankMetzler-HausGroße Gallusstraße 18Innenstadt
Mizuho Financial GroupJapan CenterTaunustor 2Innenstadt
Morgan StanleyOmniturmGroße Gallusstraße 18Innenstadt
NordeaWestend WindowsBockenheimer Landstraße 33–35Westend-Süd
Royal Bank of ScotlandJunghofstraße 22Innenstadt
SEBUlmenstraße 30Westend-Süd
Société GénéraleGarden TowerNeue Mainzer Straße 46–50Innenstadt
Standard & Poor'sMain TowerNeue Mainzer Straße 52–58Innenstadt
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJJunghofstraße 24Innenstadt
UBSOpernturmBockenheimer Landstraße 2–4Westend-Süd
UniCreditMainzer Landstraße 23Bahnhofsviertel

Public transport

The Bankenviertel is very well accessible with the public transport system. Eight of nine suburban S-Bahn lines (S1-S6, S8, S9) serve the stations Hauptwache, Taunusanlage and Frankfurt Central Station. All inner-city U-Bahn lines have stops within the area: U1-U3 at Willy-Brandt-Platz and Hauptwache, U4 and U5 at Willy-Brandt-Platz and Frankfurt Central Station, U6 and U7 at Hauptwache and Alte Oper. The tram lines 11 and 12 stop at Frankfurt Central Station and Willy-Brandt-Platz, and the lines 16 and 17 link the central station and the Frankfurt Trade Fair area.

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