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View from the main hall
into the library rotunda
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The Marie Elisabeth Lüders House - named after the recent Reichstag's deputee and later chairwoman by seniority of the German Bundestag Marie Elisabeth Lüders - serves since its completion in December 2003 as the scientific service- and infrastructure centre of the Parliament. In addition the building accommodates various special facilities, such as the parliamentary car pool, a post office and a sports area.
The parliamentary library extends over 5 levels
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On the west face of the building is the parliamentary scientific library, which has the form of a cantilevered rotunda. After completion it will be the third largest library of its kind in the world. It will have an adequately-sized reading room with catalogues, stacks and facilities for its users to consult with staff members.
The administrative staff and the scientific staff of the library and scientific service will be accommodated on either side of the building's central hall. The storage and plant areas of the two lowest (basement) floors complete the facilities of the service center.
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The seat gallery for
press and visitors in the
hearing chamber
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| Apart from its main functional areas, the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders House has a number of special features. The large hearing chamber for parliamentary committees is particularly prominent, both functionally and architecturally, because of its position on a bend in the Spree. It is almost completely separated from the main building, being only accessible via a check-point in the northern access courtyard, or via the Spree bridge. It has three main areas: the external lobby and foyer, the 140 seat hearing chamber, and the 128 seat gallery for press and visitors. |
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The large hearing chamber viewing to the Spree seats
140 committee members
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A memorial of the
Berlin wall below
the library is accessible
for the public
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Other special feature of the new service center are the recreation, social, and exhibition rooms.
In the basement of the library rotunda, which serves as a memorial, are some original segments of the Berlin wall. The former border and its wall, which divided Berlin, ran through today's parliamentary area until 1990.
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Serried offices and additional buildings
The energy system
The Marie-Elisabeth Lüders House in figures
Links to other websites
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The BBB's projects
The Marie-Elisabeth Lüders House
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