30th Anniversary of the Wrapping of the Reichstag
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Wrapping of the Reichstag, a light installation lit the building for ten days.
The Wrapped Reichstag was an art project by artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude. As part of the project, which took from 1971 to 1995 to complete, the Reichstag building in Berlin was completely covered in aluminium-coated polypropylene fabric from 24 June to 7 July 1995. It is one of the most famous works of art in public space.
The wrapping of the Reichstag was also ‘the biggest event since the fall of the Berlin Wall’ in terms of tourism. Gerhard Buchholz, then spokesperson for Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH (BTM).
30th Anniversary of the Wrapping of the Reichstag
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Wrapping of the Reichstag, a light installation lit the building for ten days.
The Wrapped Reichstag was an art project by artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude. As part of the project, which took from 1971 to 1995 to complete, the Reichstag building in Berlin was completely covered in aluminium-coated polypropylene fabric from 24 June to 7 July 1995. It is one of the most famous works of art in public space.
The wrapping of the Reichstag was also ‘the biggest event since the fall of the Berlin Wall’ in terms of tourism. Gerhard Buchholz, then spokesperson for Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH (BTM).