The Opernplatz (Opera Square) is a central

city square A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. R ...

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...

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, located in the district of Innenstadt (Inner City) and within the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the " cit ...

known as the

Bankenviertel Bankenviertel (; ''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 o ...

(Banking District). The Opernplatz is the most central square of the Bankenviertel. It is named for the

Alte Oper Alte Oper (Old Opera) is a concert hall in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. It is located in the inner city, Innenstadt, within the banking district Bankenviertel. Today's Alte Oper was built in 1880 as the city's opera house, which was dest ...

(Old Opera) building, which today serves as a

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. The Sofitel Frankfurt Opera hotel is located at Opernplatz 14. The

Opera Quarter The Opera Quarter (german: Opernviertel or ''Opernquartier'') is an area in the western part of the Innenstadt (Inner City) district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is named for the Old Opera and comprises the old opera's immediate neighbourhood in the ...

with some of Germany's most well known luxury shopping streets is located to the east of Opernplatz. The seven adjacent streets are: * Goethestraße, one of Germany's most exclusive shopping streets *Große Bockenheimer Straße, better known as Freßgass * Neue Mainzer Straße, leading to the centre of the

*Hochstraße *Bockenheimer Anlage * Taunusanlage ( Frankfurt Taunusanlage station) * Bockenheimer Landstraße File:Alte Oper (Frankfurt am Main) - DSC02332.JPG,

skyscrapers seen from Opernplatz File:Opernplatz Ostseite, Frankfurt.jpg, East end of Opernplatz File:Frankfurt, Opernplatz, künftiges Sofitel Hotel.JPG, The Sofitel Frankfurt Opera luxury hotel

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