Registering to visit the dome of the Reichstag Building
The dome and roof terrace of the Reichstag Building are a popular tourist magnet. (© German Bundestag/Neuhauser)
Current information on visiting the German Bundestag
Prior registration is required in order to visit the German Bundestag. An online booking request form can be found at online registration.
Up-to-date entry requirements for the day of your visit can be found in German at current information
The roof terrace and dome of the Reichstag Building can be visited by members of the public, and offer spectacular views of the parliamentary and government district and Berlin’s sights.
Admission is free; advance registration required.
Admission
- Every quarter of an hour
- Last admission: 21.45 hrs
Closures
The rooftop terrace and the dome are closed all day on 24 December and from 16.00 hrs onwards on 31 December (last admittance 14.30 hrs). The dome will be closed to visitors
from 31 March to 4 April 2025,
from 21 to 25 July 2025,
from 28 July to 1 August 2025,
from 15 to 19 September 2025 and
from 13 to 17 October 2025 to allow cleaning and maintenance work to be carried out. The roof terrace can still be visited when the dome is closed.
For information about additional closures of the dome, please contact the Visitors' Service by telephone on +49 30/227-32083 during the following hours: Monday 9.00 to 15.00 hrs, Tuesday to Thursday 9.00 to 16.00 hrs, Friday 9.00 to 13.30 hrs.
Audioguide to the dome of the Reichstag Building
In the course of 20 minutes, your personal guide to the dome will share with you all the most important facts about the Reichstag Building and its surroundings, the German Bundestag, the work of Parliament, and the sights you can see during your 230-metre-long ascent and descent.The easy-to-use audioguides, which you can obtain on the roof terrace, are available in twelve languages: English, French, Chinese, Dutch, Italien, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian and German. Special audioguides (in German) will also be available for children, for people with disabilities and in easy language.
The audioguide is not available when the dome is closed.
Registration
Requests can only be submitted together with a complete list of participants (naming all members of your group). Without an accurate and complete list of participants, the Visitors’ Service cannot process your request. The following information is required for each person: surname, first name and date of birth.
We regret that it is not possible to register by telephone.
Information for visitors who have not booked in advance
If you would like to visit the dome but have not booked in advance, you can register to do so at the service centre run by the Visitors’ Service near the Reichstag Building, next to the Berlin Pavilion on the south side of Scheidemannstraße. If any free places are still available, you will be issued a booking confirmation entitling you to visit the dome; please note that this must be issued a minimum of two hours before the time of your visit.
Important: To book your visit to the dome, you will need to provide the following information at the service centre: your last name, first name and date of birth. When registering in person at the service centre, every visitor (aged 16 or over) must show a valid official photo ID (identity card or passport). Young people aged 14 or 15 should show an identification document (student ID card, passport or similar document with their name and a picture on it). Please ensure you bring the original, as copies of identification documents are not accepted.
The booking confirmation is issued to you personally and is non-transferable. You will be asked for proof of identity both upon registration and at the main entrance for visitors.
The service centre is open during the winter month (November 1 to March 31) from 8.00 to 18.00 hrs and in the summer months (April 1 to 31 October) from 8.00 to 20.00 hrs.
Attention: On weekends, the service centre is only open from 10.00 to 18.00 hrs. In addition, please note that the service centre closes at 14.00 hrs on Tuesdays during session weeks.
The rooftop restaurant
Visitors who have already reserved a table can reach the rooftop restaurant via the entrance below and to the right of the West Portal (West C). Tables can be reserved by https://www.feinkost-kaefer.de/pages/reservierung-reservation.