Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders House

The Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus, in Berlin

The Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus is an ultramodern building of the German parliamentary complex, by the Spree. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this contemporary building, born from the redevelopment of the government district.

The contemporary building of the government district

The fine building with ultramodern architecture seen on the other bank of the Spree is part of the parliamentary complex of the German federal government. Inaugurated in 2003, it was born from a vast project of redevelopment of the government district after reunification and the return of the Parliament to Berlin. It belongs to the ensemble nicknamed the ribbon of the Federation, which symbolically links the two banks of the Spree, once separated by the border between the two Germanies. The building bears the name of Marie-Elisabeth Lüders, a pioneer of women's rights. With its clean lines and its library, it illustrates the modernity of German democracy.

What to see

You admire the building with ultramodern architecture of the parliamentary complex, by the Spree, which symbolically links the two banks once separated by the border, in the government district. The Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus illustrates the modernity of German democracy. It is a stop for those curious about architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus lies by the Spree, in the government district, near the Reichstag, in Berlin, reachable on foot. You admire its architecture from the banks; it is an official building whose interior access follows its own conditions. You discover it during a walk by the river.

What is the Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus in Berlin?

An ultramodern building of the German parliamentary complex, inaugurated in 2003 by the Spree, which symbolically links the two banks once separated by the border; it bears the name of a pioneer of women's rights.

Where is the Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus?

By the Spree, in the government district, near the Reichstag, in Berlin, in Germany.