Haus Löwenstein
Haus Löwenstein stands within Frankfurt’s Römer complex, the city’s town hall. Nine houses form this civic complex around Frankfurt’s historic Römerberg.
Frankfurt’s city council acquired the complex in 1405 from a wealthy merchant family named Römer, giving it its name. Haus Römer, the middle house, became the town hall. Over centuries, the buildings served as a marketplace, royal residence, court, and administrative centre. Imperial banquets took place in the Kaisersaal on the upper floor, while trade fairs filled the ground floor with goldsmiths’ and jewellers’ stalls. Additional buildings joined the complex in 1878 to accommodate Frankfurt’s growing administration.
World War II destroyed parts of the Römer, which later underwent reconstruction. State guests and dignitaries sign Frankfurt’s Golden Book there, while weddings also take place within the complex. The upper-floor Kaisersaal remains the clearest reminder of the site’s imperial ceremonies.
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