Dome of the Reichstag building - La cúpula del Reichstag - Reichstagskuppel Berlin, originalmente cargada por alles-schlumpf.
Thanks for more than 2.300 clicks on that picture. Eye-catching and a masterpiece of modern technology, the dome is one of the main attractions of the Reichstag building. The figures alone are impressive – 23 metres high and 40 metres in diameter. A total of 800 metric tonnes of steel were used in the construction and the outer shell consists of 3000 square metres of glass. Architect: Sir Norman Foster
¡muchas gracias para arriba 2.300 clic sobre la foto! La cúpula del Reichstag (en alemán Reichstagsgebäude, abreviado Reichstag) est un golpe maestro del tecnología. Hasta junio de 2006, una cifra de 18 millones de personas ha acudido al Reichstag, ya sea para subir a la cúpula, seguir un debate o realizar la visita guiada. La cúpula que se añadió durante las reformas se ha convertido en una atracción turística de primer nivel y en un símbolo de la ciudad Berlin. Posee un diámetro de 40 metros y una altura de 23,5 y pesa 800 toneladas. Arquitecto británico Sir Norman Foster.
Vielen Dank für über 2.300 Klicks auf das Foto! Rund 23 Meter hoch und 40 Meter breit - seit 1999 hat das Reichstagsgebäude in Berlin wieder eine Kuppel. Die Konstruktion von Architekt Sir Norman Foster ist aus Stahl und Glas. Die Kuppel ist öffentlich zugänglich und versorgt den Plenarsaal mit modernster Belichtungs- und Beleuchtungstechnik. Auf gegenläufigen Rampen, die eine für den Aufstieg, die andere für den Abstieg, gelangt man im Inneren der Kuppel auf eine Aussichtsplattform mit wunderschönen Rundblick über Berlin. Dafür wurde im Inneren der Kuppel ein Montagegerüst errichtet.
 The Reichstag at the end of the nineteenth century | |
| Building | |
|---|---|
| Town | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Construction | |
| Started | 9 June 1884 |
| Design team | |
| Architect | Paul Wallot |
Reichstag building at night, 2002
The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first parliament of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933, when it was severely damaged in a fire supposedly set by Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe, who was later beheaded for the crime. That verdict has been a subject of controversy over the years. The National Socialist German Workers Party used this event as casus belli to begin a purge of "traitors" in Berlin and to ban the Communist Party of Germany.
The Reichstag as a parliament dates back to the Holy Roman Empire and ceased to act as a true parliament in the years of the Nazi regime (1933–1945). In today's usage, the German term Reichstag or Reichstagsgebäude (Reichstag building) refers to the building, while the term Bundestag refers to the institution.
Reichstag dome at night
History of the building
Construction of the building began well after 1871. Previously, the parliament had assembled in several other buildings in the Leipziger Straße in Berlin; but these were generally considered too small, so in 1872 an architectural contest with 103 participating architects was carried out to erect an all-new building. Work did not start until ten years later though, due to various problems with purchasing property for the new building and arguments between Wilhelm I, Otto von Bismarck, and the members of the Reichstag about how the construction should be performed.
Panorama of the Reichstag Building, July 2006
In 1916 the iconic words "Dem Deutschen Volke" ("To the German people") were carved above the main facade of the building, much to the displeasure of Wilhelm II who had tried to block the adding of the inscription due to its democratic significance. After World War I had ended and Wilhelm had abdicated, during the revolutionary days of 1918, Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the institution of a republic from one of the balconies of the Reichstag building on 9 November. The building continued to be the seat of the parliament of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933), which was still called Reichstag.
The Reichstag building, June 2003
| Norman Foster | |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Norman Foster |
| Nationality | British |
| Birth date | June 1, 1935 |
| Birth place | Stockport, Cheshire, England |
| Work | |
| Practice name | Foster + Partners |
| Significant buildings | 30 St Mary Axe, London |
| Significant projects | American Hangar at the Imperial War Museum Duxford |
| Awards and prizes | Stirling Prize, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Minerva Medal |
Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, FCSD, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company maintains an international design practice. He is Britain's most prolific builder of landmark office buildings.
Foster was born in the Reddish area of Stockport, England, to a working-class family. He was naturally gifted and performed well at school and took an interest in architecture, particularly in the works of Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier.
Leaving school at 16, he worked in the Manchester City Treasurer's office before joining National Service in the Royal Air Force. After he was discharged, in 1956 Foster attended the University of Manchester's School of Architecture and City Planning (graduating in 1961). Later, he won the Henry Fellowship to the Yale School of Architecture, where he met former business partner Richard Rogers and earned his Master's degree. He then travelled in America for a year, returning to the UK in 1962 where he set up an architectural practice as Team 4 with Rogers and their respective girlfriends, the sisters Georgie and Wendy Cheesman. Georgie (later Wolton) was the only one of the team that had passed her RIBA exams allowing them to set up in practice on their own. Team 4 quickly earned a reputation for high-tech industrial design.
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