- Grüneburgpark
The Grüneburgpark is a park in the Westend district of
Frankfurt , whose name derives from the "Green castle", which used to stand on the site from the 14 century. In1789 the bankerPeter Heinrich von Bethmann Metzler acquired the property and designed the park. In the following years the great thinkers of the day met here, among themJohann Wolfgang von Goethe andBettina von Arnim .In 1837, the park was bought by the
Rothschild family , who had a palais constructed in the manner of a FrenchLoire castle. The english-style park itself was finished in 1877 byHeinrich Siesmayer .In 1935, after the Nazi rise to power,
Albert von Goldschmidt-Rothschild , who committed suicide in emigration five years later, had to "transfer to the municipality" (quote from a letter to mayorKrebs ) what had been the home of his family. The "New Palais" was destroyed in an air raid in 1944.After the Second World War, the park was expanded to 29 hectares. It has since been a popular place for recreation among the Frankfurters, especially in the summer months.
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