Bombing of Frankfurt by the Allies of World War II killed about 5,500 residents and destroyed the largest half-timbered historical city centre in Germany. The Eighth Air Force dropped 12,197 tons of explosives on the city.
In the 1939âÂÂ45 period the Royal Air Force (RAF) dropped of bombs on Frankfurt.
Post-war reconstruction generally used modern architecture, and a few landmark buildings were rebuilt in a simple historical style. The first building to be rebuilt was the 1789 Paulskirche (St. Paul's Church).