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THE STATE & POLITICS
PANORAMA
POLITICAL BERLIN
Bellevue Palace
Built in the late 18th century,
Bellevue Palace has been the
official residence of Germany’s
Federal President since 1994.
It is located on the edge of
Berlin’s Tiergarten district.
Federal Chancellery
The new Federal Chancellery
went into service in 2001. The
outside of the post-Modernist
building is predominantly glazed.
“Berlin“, a steel sculpture by
Basque artist Eduardo Chillida, is
situated in the “Ehrenhof”
(courtyard of honour).
630
36 %
62,000,000
2,300,000
MPs make up the
18th German Bundestag
of MPs in
the Bundestag
are women
Germans are eligible
to vote in elections to
the Bundestag
people visit the
Bundestag in Berlin
each year