Schaumainkai is a street in central
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, running along the south side of the river
Main. It includes a number of museums including the
Städel
The Städel, officially the ''Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie'', is an art museum in Frankfurt, with one of the most important collections in Germany. The museum is located at the Museumsufer on the Sachsenhausen bank of t ...
. Because of the large concentration of museums on the riverside, the area is called
Museumsufer ("Museum Embankment").
The street is sometimes partially closed to traffic and used for Frankfurt's largest
flea market
A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (secondhand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' ...
.
Image:Mdw-haupthaus29-ffm001.jpg, Museum der Weltkulturen, Haupthaus Schaumainkai 29
Image:Schaumainkai, Frankfurt.jpg, Bank of the river Main at Sachsenhausen-Nord
Image:Museumsuferfest 2005 - Schaumainkai Tiefufer.jpg, Museumsuferfest 2005 - Schaumainkai Tiefufer
See also
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Museumsufer
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Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)
Sachsenhausen-Nord and Sachsenhausen-Süd are two quarters of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as Sachsenhausen is generally considered a single entity. Both city ...
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Panoramic view
Streets in Frankfurt
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