Reichstag building on the banks of the Spree in Berlin by Silva Wischeropp

About "Reichstag building on the banks of the Spree in Berlin"

by Silva Wischeropp

About the artwork

This photographic, architectural cityscape with the Berlin Reichstag building was created in Berlin's Mitte district directly on the banks of the Spree.
The elegant and timeless realisation of the image motif in classic black and white blends in perfectly with working and living spaces.
The flowing water of the Berlin Spree lends the motif a meditative character.

The Reichstag building (colloquially: Reichstag; officially: Reichstag building plenary area, unofficially also Bundestag or Wallot building) on Platz der Republik in Berlin has been the seat of the German Bundestag since 1999.
Since 1994, the Federal Assembly has also met here to elect the German Federal President.

The building, a national symbol of Germany, was built between 1884 and 1894 in the neo-Renaissance style in the Tiergarten district on the left bank of the River Spree according to plans by architect Paul Wallot. It housed both the Reichstag of the German Empire and that of the Weimar Republic. Initially, the Federal Council of the Empire also met there. After severe damage caused by the Reichstag fire of 1933 and the Second World War, the building was restored in a modernised form in the 1960s and was used for exhibitions and special events. From 1995 to 1999, the Reichstag was fundamentally remodelled by Norman Foster for its permanent use as a parliament building, which was decided in 1991. The keys were handed over to Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse on 19 April 1999. Since then, the German Bundestag has met there. The walk-in glass dome above the plenary chamber, designed by Gottfried Böhm, is a landmark in the cityscape.