Photography: Visitors on the visitors' gallery of the plenary chamber © dpa

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

• Please book in writing as early as possible due to limited availability (see section booking/information)

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).