To the German People A journey through parliamentary history from the Reichstag to the Bundestag

A film and light show from 24 June to 3 October 2019 starting at dusk at the riverbank next to the Reichstag Building

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Subtitles are available in ten languages for foreign visitors. Please connect to the local “multimediashow” Wi-Fi network and then enter the following link in your web browser: www.gbp19.de www.bundestag.de/grossbildprojektion Every evening in summer

There will be two back-to- A journey through History and architecture in a back screenings of the film parliamentary history – completely new light every evening from 24 June to from the Reichstag to 3 October. Published by: German Bundestag, the Bundestag This atmospheric film and Division IK 3 – Event Managment, This summer, Berlin’s par- light display is best enjoyed The show will begin at the Special Projects liamentary district on the The 30-minute film explores across the River Spree from following times each day: Translated by: Language Service of banks of the River Spree will the close links between the Friedrich-Ebert-Platz or ▪ from 24 June: 22.15 hrs the German Bundestag again be the backdrop for an Reichstag Building and the the riverbank next to the ▪ from 15 July: 22.00 hrs Design: Andreas Speck impressive film and sound highs and lows of German Reichstag Building. The ▪ from 29 July: 21.45 hrs Bundestag eagle: Created by Professor Ludwig Gies, installation about the history parliamentary history, start- entire Marie-Elisabeth Lüders ▪ from 12 August: 21.15 hrs revised in 2008 by büro uebele of German parliamentarism. ing with the imperial period Building forms part of the ▪ from 26 August: 20.45 hrs Photos: Ralph Larmann Every evening for 15 weeks, in the late nineteenth century show: images will be ▪ from 9 September: 20.15 hrs Printed by: Ellerhold AG large-format video images and taking the audience right projected onto the façade of © Deutscher Bundestag, Berlin; will be projected onto the up to the present day. It tells the building, making impres- Each screening lasts around all rights reserved. façades of various buildings, the story of the construc- sive use of its architecture. 30 minutes. This publication is produced by accompanied by a multime- tion, destruction, restoration, Last year’s screenings attract- the German Bundestag in the dia sound and light show – wrapping and reconstruction ed many thousands of view- The viewing area is located framework of parliamentary public relations work. It is not intended bringing the most important of the Reichstag Building and ers. We hope you will join us on Friedrich-Ebert-Platz for resale. It may not be used by moments in German parlia- its final reincarnation at the this year and enjoy reliving (steps) on the southern bank parties, parliamentary groups, mentary history to life at this end of the 1990s as the seat key moments in German of the River Spree. Members of the Bundestag or candidates in their public relations historic location at the heart of the parliament of reunified parliamentary history – activities – particularly for of German democracy. Germany. exactly where it happens. The show is free of charge. campaign purposes.

Experience 130 years of parliamentary democracy – exactly where it happens