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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Daniel Niemann and Michael Probst

Under the banks' towers, Frankfurt's humble water houses bring the city together

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Frankfurt has become Germany's financial capital, known for the country's only high-rise skyline. But look closer to the ground and you'll find a tradition that brings rich and poor, bankers and punks, together.

The humble “Wasserhäuschen,” or little water houses, have been a distinctive feature of the city since they started springing up in the second half of the 19th century.

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