Bankenviertel (; banking quarter) is the name of the unofficial central business district in Frankfurt, Germany that hosts a lot of office buildings of banks, insurance companies, law firms and other financial institutions. It is one of the largest in Europe and the most important German financial hub.

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.

Location The Bankenviertel is not an official city district and has no official 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 east of the Opernplatz, as well as a number of banks in its immediate vicinity.

Financial institutions

Financial Institution Building Street City district Bank of America Main Tower Neue Mainzer Straße 52–58 Innenstadt Bank of China Westend Duo Bockenheimer Landstraße 24 Westend-Süd Bank of Communications Bürohaus an der Alten Oper Neue Mainzer Straße 69–75 Innenstadt Bank of Scotland Japan Center Taunustor 2 Innenstadt Berenberg Bank BoLa 25 Bockenheimer Landstraße 25 Westend-Süd BHF Bank BHF-Bank-Hochhaus Bockenheimer Landstraße 10 Westend-Süd Commerzbank Commerzbank TowerGallileo Große Gallusstraße 17–19Gallusanlage 7 InnenstadtBahnhofsviertel Crédit Agricole Main Building Taunusanlage 14–19 Westend-Süd Credit Suisse Junghof Plaza Junghofstraße 16 Innenstadt DekaBank TrianonSkyper Mainzer Landstraße 16–24Taunusanlage 1 Westend-SüdBahnhofsviertel Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank Twin TowersDeutsche Bank IBCF Taunusanlage 12Große Gallusstraße 10–14 Westend-SüdInnenstadt DZ Bank Westend TowerCity-Haus Westendstraße 1Platz der Republik 6 Westend-SüdWestend-Süd European Central Bank EurotowerBürohaus Neue Mainzer Straße 32–36 Willy-Brandt-Platz 2Neue Mainzer Straße 66–68Neue Mainzer Straße 32–36 InnenstadtInnenstadtInnenstadt Helaba Main Tower Neue Mainzer Straße 52–58 Innenstadt HSBC Trinkaus Skyper Taunusanlage 1 Bahnhofsviertel Houlihan Lokey Skyper Taunusanlage 1 Bahnhofsviertel ICICI Bank Mainzer Landstraße 69 Bahnhofsviertel JPMorgan Chase & Co. Junghof Plaza Junghofstraße 14 Innenstadt Merrill Lynch Main Tower Neue Mainzer Straße 52–58 Innenstadt Metzler Bank Metzler-Haus Große Gallusstraße 18 Innenstadt Mizuho Financial Group Japan Center Taunustor 2 Innenstadt Morgan Stanley Omniturm Große Gallusstraße 18 Innenstadt Nordea Westend Windows Bockenheimer Landstraße 33–35 Westend-Süd Royal Bank of Scotland Junghofstraße 22 Innenstadt SEB Ulmenstraße 30 Westend-Süd Société Générale Garden Tower Neue Mainzer Straße 46–50 Innenstadt Standard & Poor's Main Tower Neue Mainzer Straße 52–58 Innenstadt The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Junghofstraße 24 Innenstadt UBS Opernturm Bockenheimer Landstraße 2–4 Westend-Süd UniCredit Mainzer Landstraße 23 Bahnhofsviertel

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.

See also Other business districts in Europe City of London La Defense Moscow International Business Center Śródmieście, Warsaw

Building comparisons List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt List of tallest buildings in Germany List of tallest buildings in Europe

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