Faith room in a Christian country

The Bundestag, the parliament of Germany, a country that is one of the biggest economies in the world… I had been here years ago but I was only able to see the top part, where only visitors are allowed. This Sunday, for the first time, I had the opportunity to go right into the heart of the building. 

This time, I strolled through the building with an extraordinary guide. This guide was Cem Özdemir, a deputy for the Green Party. 

This place is not only a parliament building; it is at the same time a museum depicting the political psychology of a country that went through the trauma of the Second World War. This building was burnt by arson in 1933 and this caused Hitler to become a full dictator. The parliament was reborn as the fruit of this historic trauma. 

In 1999, it was redesigned by world-famous architect Sir Norman Foster. I started visiting the building beginning from the faith room, from the cosmic room that reflects the spirit of the day of a Christian country. 

The faith room is situated on the same floor of the parliament where group offices of the parties are. Nothing is written at its door such as "church or chapel." As anywhere else in the building, Sir Norman Foster designed this room as a piece of art. Of course his mentality has been reflected everywhere. 

This is a worshipping room but the venue does not have a religion. If you look at its seating order, you can say it is somewhere between a church and a synagogue. But the stone block cube in the center can be interpreted as the Kaaba by anybody who wishes to. 

There is a wooden cross on top of this block; however, there are no fixed crosses on the walls. If a Muslim or a Jew comes to worship, they can remove that cross if they wish to. 

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