Located in Frankfurt am Main, Saint Paul’ church’s construction began in the year 1789 and its oval shaped building was finished between 1829 and 1833. A protestant church, it was of great significance to Germany since it went on to become the seat of the Frankfurt Parliament, which was the very first democratic body of Germany.

The church has a very colourful history. Though constructed originally for religious reasons its centralized dome and large amounts of space and it being a public building, made it perfect for the meeting place of revolutionaries during the revolutions of 1848.

Originally it served as the meeting place of Vorparlament which led to the formation of the National Assembly. This assembly did most of its work in this church and was called Paulskirchenparlament. As the revolutionary movement died, the parliament in this church was dissolved and from the year 1852 the church once again became a religious building.

The church underwent severe damages during the World War II. After the war, it was the first building in the whole of Frankfurt to be reconstructed. Due to shortage of budget the reconstructed church was not as glamorous as the original structure. After the war it began to be used to display various exhibitions.

The annual awarding of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade during the Frankfurt Book Fair is held here. Also the 150th birthday of the German democratic experience was celebrated in a large fashion here.

The basement currently fulfils the purpose of a display room.