Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Bull and bear face off on the Börsenplatz in Frankfurt, with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's stone front behind them. The exchange moved into this building in 1879, replacing an older house it had outgrown. The exchange commissioned Reinhard Dachlauer's bronzes in 1985 for its 400th anniversary, and they were set up in 1988: the bull for a rising market, the bear for a falling one. If you ever need to explain the jargon to a newcomer, this square does it in one glance.