The Regierungsviertel, also known as the “government quarter” or “ribbon of government”, is the cluster of buildings stretched one kilometer along the Spree and houses the majority of the German federal government offices. This sort of modern corporate office park includes the Reichstag, the Paul Löbe Building and the Bundestag—all of which ensure the functionality of the Parliament—many embassies, the Federal Chancellery and much more.

While some of the buildings are quite the eyesore, it is an interesting take on how to blend historic, turn of the century/early 20th-century architecture with sleek, modern German aesthetics.