Parking near Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

The Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, also known as Die Schirn, is an internationally acclaimed exhibition hall located in Frankfurt am Main's historic district. Since opening its doors in 1986, Die Schirn has hosted over 200 temporary exhibits and projects that explore diverse themes and individual artists. As one of Germany's premier Kunsthalles, Die Schirn has earned national and international renown through its productions, publications, collaborations with esteemed institutions like Centre Pompidou, Tate Gallery, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Hermitage Museum and Museum of Modern Art as well as their own productions, publications.

Schirn Kunsthalle stands out as an architectural landmark within Frankfurt's Old Town, boasting an eye-catching architectural design by BJSS (Dietrich Bangert, Bernd Jansen, Stefan Jan Scholz and Axel Schultes) architects. Comprised of an impressive 2,000 sqm exhibition space it sits between Bendergasse to its north and Saalgasse to its south; two parallel streets that were rebuilt post World War II destruction; with its western end close to Nikolaikirche and Romerberg as Funffingerplatzchen once stood; while its eastern end connects directly to Kaiserdom's tower's southern portal and tower.

Schirn Kunsthalle features interconnected geometric structures clad with light-colored sandstone. Of particular note is its five-story hall that spans approximately 140 meters east-west along Bendergasse and forms an open colonnade featuring plain square pillars reminiscent of Florence's Uffizi building; one floor above at Rotunda section and two above Dom. These arcades serve as southern enclosure for Archaeological Garden while its northern boundary was the Technical City Hall until 2011.

Adjacent to the central section of the exhibition hall and along an imaginary transverse axis are additional components arranged. Facing Saalgasse on its southern side stands a multi-story cube with a rectangular footprint (approximately 18x24 m2) followed by a long rectangular widening parallel with the main hall. On its northern side emerges Schirn's most striking feature - Rotunda with its 20 meter diameter glass dome serving as its monumental main entrance and access only via Rotunda itself.

A passage carved into the building leads through the Rotunda, following its former route as Bendergasse. Beyond it to the north extends a semicircular structure with slightly larger radius that shares the same center with Rotunda and houses Schirn Cafe; an opening was left at one end to accommodate two-story high oversized tables that once stood on street level but were demolished as part of Dom-Romer Project reconstruction of Frankfurt Old Town.

Alongside the Kunsthalle on Saalgasse's northern side was constructed a row of houses connected by two rows separated by the southern Schirn cube. While conforming to typical proportions and plot sizes of old town, they feature vibrant postmodern styling representative of 1980s architecture. Both structures also form two semi-public inner courtyards.