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Reichstag BuildingvsMuseum Island
Both Museumsinsel and Reichstag Building are rated very highly by experts. Overall, Reichstag Building is the choice of most professionals compared to Museumsinsel. Reichstag Building is ranked #3 in Berlin with endorsements from 8 publications like Let's Go, Afar Magazine and Fodor's.
Reichstag Building
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Condé Nast Traveler
Let's Go
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Time Out Travel + Leisure
Platz der Republik, Tiergarten, 11011 Berlin
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Fodor's "British architect Sir Norman Foster lightened up the gray monolith with a glass dome, which quickly became one of the city's main attractions." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Reichstag, with its transparent Norman Foster dome and top-notch collection of contemporary art... is a blessing upon the urban grid." Full review
Frommer's "Today, the Reichstag is back and is once again the home of the country's parliament in the wake of the collapse of the Berlin Wall and subsequent reunification in 1990." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Intended to symbolize a new, democratic Germany, its stroke of genius is to let light into a building famous for its negative associations." Full review
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Admission is free but register in advance to avoid long wait times.
Let's Go "The Reichstag serves as the German parliament building." Full review
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Visitors can trek around the roof terrace while avoiding the solar panels that make the Reichstag the world’s only zero-emission congress.
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The dome boasts stunning views of the city." Full review
Afar Magazine "Home to Germany’s parliament, the Reichstag was opened in 1894, suffered damage and destruction for decades and was rebuilt in the 1990′s. " Full review
The Telegraph "The seat of the German Parliament is also one of Berlin’s most famed landmarks." Full review
Time Out "The Federal German Parliament was welcomed back from Bonn in 1999 with a new glass dome, a potent symbol of political aspiration, designed by British ‘starchitect’ Norman Foster." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Today, it again houses the German parliament. Admire the neo-Baroque edifice from the outside or book in advance to step inside the Sir Norman Foster-designed glass dome."
Berlin Travel Guide
October 11, 2021
Museum Island Fodor's Michelin Guide
U.S. News & World Report
Bodestrasse 1-3, 10117 Berlin
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Fodor's "On the site of one of Berlin's two original settlements, this unique complex of five state museums, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an absolute must." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"One of the richest art collections in the world." Full review
U.S. News & World Report3.0
"Museumsinsel (or Museum Island) is the name given to a clump of five museums, the Baroque-style Berliner Dom cathedral and large gardens clustered on a tiny island in the River Spree." Full review
