Reichstag Building - Dome

The Reichstag is houses the German parliament and  is one of Berlin's historic landmarks. The building, is located close to the Brandenburg Gate was renovated after German reunification and now features a  glass dome.

The Dome on top of the rebuilt  Reichstag Building is made of glass and built to symbolize the reunification of Germany.  It offers a 360 degree view of Berlin.  The chamber of the Bundestag,  the German parliament, is below the Dome symbolizing that the people are above the government, as was not the case during National Socialism.

The glass dome designed to be energy efficient, is reached by climbing and then descending two steel, spiraling ramps that are reminiscent of a double helix. The ramps total 1510 ft in length.

                              View of some of the many construction projects in Berlin.

                        Main Hauptbahnhof (train station) from the top of the Dome

                                                                 Part of the UP ramp

                                    Note the solar panels. The entire roof is to be covered with them

House of world cultures  (with unusual roof - called the pregnant oyster by Berliners) located in the Tiergarten park and a direct neighbour of the Carillon  It was formerly known as the Kongresshalle or conference hall and was a gift from the United states.

                                                 The carillon in the Tiergarten

                                                  Brandenburg gate fro the top of te Dome

                                    Does this remind Bostonians of any local building ?

                                                                        From the top

                                           View of the Berlin Philharmonic from the top of the Dome