ethereal reality - you're right, Hauptbahnhof got away lightly during WWII. AFAIK, only windows and tracks were damaged. The area around Hauptbahnhof was actually one of the less damaged parts of central Frankfurt.
realm0845, the back part of the building, including the auditorium, was destroyed by bombs in 1944. The front part, which housed several restaurants, remained intact and was initially used by the US Army before it was taken down in 1960 and replaced with a non-descript office building.
A copy was rebuilt after the war but it is in a slightly different location from what I understand.
It's a cafe, but if you are in Frankfurt, don't visit it. The service is terrible and the food terribly average. As you can imagine, it's a tourist trap.
One of the greatest urban losses ever in Europe. I'm all glad that Frankfurt today is the European skyline heaven as it is, but still, it's sad that the old glory is gone.
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