We went round for a quick tour of Berlin. We stopped over at Sony Centre, the Parliament building and the Brandenburg Gate. We wanted to enter the Parliament building but the queue was incredibly long and not moving at all. What a shame…..The renovation of the Parliament building back in the 90’s produced a shining example of a truly eco-friendly building. The Parliament building was renovated by famed British Architect Norman Foster and completed in 1999. That’s when the German parliament eventually moved from Bonn to Berlin to mark the unification of East and West Germany.
The Parliament building got a distinctive glass dome constructed at the top of the building. This dome taps solar power and optimises the use of natural lighting inside the building. The building is also able to retain heat in winter and needs little cooling in the summer.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_(building)
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Those are great pictures! A pity you guys couldn't go in to the parliament building. It is quite Amazing. Well Berlin is of course nice, it has all that history and culture behind it. Quite enlightening at some points for a European vacation. When we went here we stayed at a holiday apartment from this List of Berlin vacation apartments It was better than staying at a hotel, since we were together as one family.
Anyway. I hope you guys try and visit Berlin again!
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