Parliment Building of the State of Berlin
What
a pleasure to tour inside of one of Berlin's iconic buildings which, since 1899, has housed monarchies, fascist dictators, communist
rulers and now, the democratically elected.
Plenary
The plenary sits 159 members, 125 seats for the public, 58 seats for journalists and sittings are live streamed. The parliment employs 17 stenographers who upload everything said during sittings to the house website. Note the Berlin bear flag, an original from 1945. Contrary to contemporary Berlin bear flags this one has no claws, teeth, tougue and crown - it has been de-mititarised!
Connecting Atrium
Gerhard Richter Paintings
Wolf Biermann, the Bob Dylan of the DDR, in their Hall Of Fame
Matthias Koppel's triptych
This
is a stunning painting capturing the euphoria of the Fall of the Wall
in 1989 and extends to events concerning the Reunification of Germany in
1990.
This
is a fine building right beside the Martin Gropius Bau and the
Topography of Terror. It has always played a role in the management, and
mismanagement, of Berlin/Prussia through the ages. Insider guides have
always spoken about it en route through historical Berlin. Anyone can
enter during opening hours with a valid photo ID - once past the airport
style security you can wander the very ornate public areas and even use
their state subsidised canteen!
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