REGIERUNGSVIERTEL - GOVERNMENT DISTRICT

Let us be frank, the government district has no interest. If our ministers occupy great special hotels in the heart of Paris, the same has not happened for their German counterparts. Government buildings are rather austere with some pretty exceptions. Bonn fought courageously to retain its title as capital. One of his tactics was to set up new buildings to house ministers and mps. When the government and Parliament moved to Berlin, it was too late. Demolished would have cost more than complete the constructions! So we gave a second life to these buildings…