Way of democracy
The Path of Democracy is a circular route in Bonn that leads past several historical buildings in the former government district through what is now the federal district , in particular the district of Gronau . The path was opened on May 21, 2004 and is a project of the House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal City of Bonn. The concept was developed under the direction of Dietmar Preißler , director of collections at the House of History Foundation.
Stations
The path of democracy runs along 18 stations that are signposted with large information boards. These provide information about important places where the political events in the former government district took place. In addition to the large boards, small text signs inside and outside the federal district convey interesting information with historical and political significance about various buildings that are connected to the presence of the federal government in Bonn. The “tour”, for which guided tours are also offered, begins at the House of History and takes around 90 to 120 minutes past twelve of the 18 stations. These are:
- Federal Council
- Bundeshaus
- Plenary hall of the German Bundestag (today: World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB))
- "Waterworks" plenary hall
- Langer Eugen / UN campus
- “ Tulpenfeld ” office buildings with federal press conference
- Dahlmannstrasse
- Federal Chancellery with Chancellor's bungalow
- Palais Schaumburg
- Villa Hammerschmidt
- Museum Koenig
- Petersberg Guesthouse
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Federal Ministry for Post and Telecommunications / Federal Audit Office
- Courtyard garden
- Erich Ollenhauer House
- Konrad-Adenauer-Haus (demolished in December 2003)
- Federal Ministry of Economics
Places of democracy
In addition to these 18 locations, 40 other places of historical and political importance inside and outside the Bonn government district are marked with smaller text boards as "historical places". These include former state representations and embassy buildings and places such as the Reutersiedlung , the Beethovenhalle and the Viktorshöhe within and outside the federal quarter .
Online offer
The way of democracy also consists of an online offer. Information on the individual historical locations with historical recordings and audio reports of events in German history can be called up on the website. The site can also be used on site in Bonn to navigate to the individual locations. Different route suggestions or thematic focuses can be selected, and favorite places can be marked.
literature
- Foundation House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany / Federal Center for Political Education (ed.): Bonn - Places of Democracy. The historical travel guide . Berlin 2009.
