Photography: Visitors on the
visitors' gallery of the plenary chamber © dpa
Talks are held
on the visitors' gallery of the plenary
chamber of the German Bundestag during the
periods when parliament is
not sitting.
Programme
- 45-minute talk on the functions, working methods and
composition of parliament, as well as the history and architecture
of the Reichstag Building, followed by a discussion
- Unaccompanied visit to the dome possible if desired
Booking
Times/Access
- only applies to periods when parliament is not sitting (see
calendar of
sittings)
- Mon - Fri:
- from April to Oct: 09.00 - 18.00 hrs (until 22.00 hrs if demand
requires)
- from Nov to March: 09.00 - 17.00 hrs
- Sat, Sun and public holidays (except Good Friday, Easter
Sunday, Day of National Mourning, Christmas and New Year's Eve):
- from April to Oct: 09.00 - 18.00 hrs (until 22.00 hrs if demand
requires)
- from Nov to March: 10.00 - 16.00 hrs
- Tuesdays:
- talk for school groups: 11.00hrs (from Nov to Feb, specially
for pupils in the 7th to 9th year of schooling)
- talk in English: 12.00 hrs
- talk in French: 13.00 hrs
- Wednesdays:
- talk for school groups: 11.00 hrs (specially for pupils in the
7th to 9th year of schooling)
- Every hour on the hour
- West portal, left entrance (West A) for "pre-booked
visitors"
Tours unavailable
- 10 April (Good Friday), 12 April (Easter Sunday), 15 November
(Day of National Mourning), 24 - 26 December (Christmas) and 31
December 2009 (New Year's Eve).