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The ribbon of buildings is approximately 900 metres long. From the air, all the buildings belonging to it appear like a massive white bar that lies across the arch of the river
Berlin
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's Federal Ribbon () is an architectural ensemble
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that runs across the government district north of the Reichstag building across the on the edge of the Spreebogenpark
Spreebogenpark is a park in the locality of Tiergarten in Berlin
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. The concept was designed by the architects Axel Schultes and Charlotte Frank.
Overview
The ribbon of buildings is approximately 900 metres long. From the air, all the buildings belonging to it appear like a massive white bar that lies across the arch of the river Spree
Spree may refer to: Film and television
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and crosses the Spree twice. The impression of the connection is reinforced by the bridges over the Spree between the buildings of the band.
The individual elements (from west to east) are:
* the Kanzlerpark, on the right bank of the Spree, with helicopter landing facility
* the (Chancellery bridge) across the Spree
* the Federal Chancellery, on the left bank of the Spree, including the elongated office wing
* the vacant lot of the originally planned Citizens' Forum (abandoned, now urban space)
* the with offices and committee rooms
* the , a pedestrian bridge with two levels across the Spree
* the with parliamentary library and archive
Originally it was planned to extend the line, crossing the Spree a third time to Berlin Friedrichstraße station
Berlin Friedrichstraße () is a railway station in the Germany, German Capital (political), capital Berlin. It is located on the Friedrichstraße, a major north-south street in the Mitte district of Berlin, adjacent to the point where the street ...
, but this plan was abandoned for cost reasons and because the station would have had to be converted beforehand. However, the Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus is currently being expanded by two courtyards to the east and its main entrance is being relocated to the . The extension was originally supposed to be completed in mid-2015. After considerable delays, the completion date will only be limited to the period up to 2021.
The plan for the Citizens' Forum has been abandoned; instead the road connection, which was previously provisional, will be made permanent.
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* {{Berlin-geo-stub Buildings and structures in Berlin