Reichstag: The Reichstag building (1894) was built in Berlin as the seat of the German parliament. Symbolic center of German political life from 1894 to 1933 and from 1999 to the present. In 1916 the words “DEM DEUTSCHEN VOLKE” / “To the German people” were carved below the pediment. From 1933-45, closed by the Nazis who assumed total political control. After World War II the further ruined building remained empty while the West German government moved to Bonn. In 1991 Sir Norman Foster won a competition to rebuild the Reichstag. During the design phase, the artist Christo temporarily wrapped the building as a work of conceptual art. The renovated building was unveiled in 1995, and has become, with its new glass dome and spiral pedestrian ramp, the most popular symbol of the reunification.
Reichstag today, dome and interiors
Reichstag today, dome and interiors
Reichstag today, dome and interiors
Reichstag today, dome and interiors
Reichstag, original sketch by Paul Wallot
Reichstag, 1890s
Reichstag, with Nazi party members, 1930
Reichstag, during the 1970s
Reichstag, winning proposal by Sir Norman Foster
Reichstag, winning proposal by Sir Norman Foster
Reichstag, alternative proposals for reconstruction
Reichstag, aerial view during construction phase in the 1990s
Wrapped Reichstag by Christo and Jean Claude, 1995
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