
Goethestraße is a luxury
shopping street
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in the city centre of
Frankfurt
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,
Germany
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, located between
Opernplatz
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(in the west) and
Börsenstraße
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and
Goetheplatz (in the east) in the district of
Innenstadt and within the
Opera Quarter and the broader
central business district
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known as the
Bankenviertel
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. It is a parallel street of
Freßgass
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and located in the immediate vicinity of
Kaiserhofstraße. The street is Germany's third-busiest luxury shopping street.
The street was constructed between 1892 and 1894 and named for
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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.
Public transport
Goethestraße is served by nearby
Frankfurt Hauptwache station
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, with 93,000 passengers per day, Hauptwache station is the third-busiest rapid transit station in Frankfurt ...
(in the east) and the
Alte Oper
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station of the
Frankfurt U-Bahn
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(in the west).
Businesses
Retail establishments in Goethestraße include:
Armani
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,
Bally,
Bulgari
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,
Burberry
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,
Chanel
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,
Ermenegildo Zegna,
Gucci
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,
Hermès
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,
Hermes-Goethestrasse
/ref> Hugo Boss
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, Jil Sander
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Heidemarie Jiline Sander was born in Wesselburen on 2 ...
, Louis Vuitton
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, Longchamp, Jimmy Choo
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Choo was born in 1948 in the Crown Colony ...
, Montblanc, Patek Philippe
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, Prada
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, Salvatore Ferragamo
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, Tiffany & Co., Tumi
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, Versace
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, and Vertu
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.
References
External links
Official page
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Streets in Frankfurt
Shopping districts and streets in Germany
Tourist attractions in Frankfurt
Bankenviertel