Reichstag dome
Guide
Photo: Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeViewpointAllow 1–1.5 h with the security checkPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A security check, a lift to the roof of Germany's parliament, then a glass dome with a spiral ramp winding up around a mirrored funnel, looking out over the Tiergarten and the government quarter; a free audio guide points out what you can see.
A brief history
The building was gutted by fire in 1933 and left damaged after the war; the dome was added when it was rebuilt for the reunited parliament, which moved back in 1999. The funnel's mirrors throw daylight down into the debating chamber below.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning or near sunset (book the slot)
- Cost
- Free, with an online booking
- Allow
- 1–1.5 h with the security check
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually daily 8:00–24:00, last entry about 21:45, only with an online booking; sometimes closed for parliament business (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- The Tiergarten and City West: The big park and the government quarter by the Reichstag, then the shopping street Kurfürstendamm and the ruined Memorial Church around Zoo station.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Partly indoors
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