Frankfurt ivory tower goes poof


A tower both loathed and beloved recently went up in dust in the heart of Frankfurt.

IT IS rather surreal to sit back and watch a 116m tall building fall in a city of skyscrapers, to the cheers of an estimated 30,000 onlookers. Especially post-9/11.

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