Light,
transparency, individuality and generous dimensions – the
central hall of the Paul Löbe House, here seen from the west
entrance, is characterised by a feeling of openness and space.
Glass and exposed concrete shape the atmosphere of this 200 metre
long hall with its four distinctive rotundas on each side. In the
Paul Löbe House are the conference rooms for the 21 standing
parliamentary committees. Between and adjacent to the rotundas are
the entrances to the ten office areas that branch off from the main
hall like the teeth of a comb. The seminar rooms on the ground
floor of the first two rotundas are used for talks to groups of
visitors on the function and architecture of the house. Straight in
front of us is a visitor information stand, offering information
material about the work of the German parliament.