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o Museum für
Naturkunde
Natural History Museum
Invalidenstraße 43. Map 1 E2.
Tel (030) 20 93 85 91. Natur kunde-
museum. @ 147, 245. v M6, M8, 12.
Open 9:30am–6pm Tue–Fri, 10am–
6pm Sat & Sun. Closed 24, 25 & 31 Dec.
& ∑ naturkundemuseum.berlin
Occupying a purpose-built
Neo-Renaissance building
dating from 1883 and 1889,
this is one of the biggest natural
The Reichstag, crowned by a dome designed by Sir Norman Foster history museums in the world,
with a collection containing
y Reichstag and 2003 to accomodate the over 30 million exhibits.
relocation of the German Despite several extensions
Platz der Republik. Map 1 E4, 4 A1, A2.
Tel (030) 22 73 21 52. Bundestag. government from Bonn in 1999. and renovations, it has
Brandenburger Tor. @ 100, M85. Most of the buildings offer maintained its unique old-
Open 8am–midnight daily (last limited access to the public, fashioned atmosphere.
admission 10pm); bookings for a time but several art and political The highlights are the world’s
slot to visit or for a restaurant exhibitions are open daily and largest dinosaur skeleton, housed
reservation are required at least a few art and architecture tours run in the glass-covered courtyard,
days in advance. 8 at weekends. and the original skeleton of a
Tyrannosaurus rex called Tristan
Built to house the German i Hamburger Otto. The colossal brachiosaurus
Parliament, the Reichstag was Bahnhof measures 23 m (75 ft) long and
constructed between 1884 and 12 m (39 ft) high. It was found in
1894 to a New-Renaissance Invalidenstraße 50/51. Map 1 D2, B2. Tanzania, in 1909, by a German
design by Paul Wallot. Tel (030) 266 42 42 42. fossil-hunting expedition.
In February 1933, a fire Zinnowitzerstraße. Haupt- The adjacent rooms feature
destroyed the main hall, and bahnhof. @M41, TXL, 120, 123, 147, collections of fish, birds and
the impending world war 245. v M6, M8, 12. Open 10am–6pm mammals. Favourites with
delayed rebuilding work for Tue–Wed & Fri, 10am–8pm Thu, children include Bobby the
decades. Between 1957 and 11am–6pm Sat & Sun. Closed Mon, Gorilla, who lived in Berlin Zoo
1972, the reconstructed 24 & 31 Dec. 7 ^ & from 1928 until 1935, and the
Reichstag was the meeting- famous polar bear Knut. The
place for the lower house of the This museum is situated in a museum also has an impres-
German Parliament as well as a Neo-Renaissance building, sive collec tion of minerals
spectacular backdrop for formerly the Hamburg Railway and meteorites.
festivals and rock concerts. station, which dates from 1847.
After German reunification in It stood vacant after World War II
1990, the Reichstag was the first but, following refurbishment by
meeting place of a newly Josef Paul Kleihues, it was
elected Bundestag. The opened to the public
most recent update, by in 1996. The neon
Sir Norman Foster, installation
transformed the surrounding the
Reichstag into a façade is the work
meeting hall. of Dan Flavin. The
museum houses
u Regierungs- a magnificent
collection of contemp-
viertel orary art, including the
Government Quarter work of Erich Marx and,
from 2004, the
Map 1 D3, D4 ,E3, E4; 4, 4
A1, A2. Bundestag. Jeff and Ilona (1991), world-renowned
Brandenburger Tor. Hamburger Bahnhof Flick collection. The
@ 100, M85. result is one of the
best modern art museums to
Located in the bend of the River be found in Europe, which
Spree, the new government features not only art, but also Brachiosaurus skeleton in the
quarter was built between 1993 film, video, music and design. Museum für Naturkunde
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