Rothschild palace
Rothschild Palace stands in Frankfurt as a historic residence, and it now houses the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt. Its grand staircase carries mirrors and coloured marble through an interior shaped by aristocratic wealth.
Construction began in the early 1820s for the Jewish banker Joseph Isaak Speyer. Baron Mayer Carl von Rothschild acquired the property in 1846 and made it a summer residence. After his death in 1886, the rooms held the Rothschild Library, before Frankfurt took over the property in 1928. Part of the municipal library then occupied the building.
The Jewish Museum presents Jewish history, culture, and objects connected with the Rothschild family. Its art collection includes works by Moritz Oppenheimer and other artists. A scale model reconstructs Frankfurt’s Jewish quarter as it appeared in the early eighteenth century. The Rothschild family’s banking network reached London, Paris, Vienna, and Naples.
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