Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia

The Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia is a modern parliament building in Düsseldorf featuring copper-covered exterior walls and a distinctive structural form. Inside, you find a circular plenary hall and star-shaped steel frameworks that extend the building roughly 195 meters along the Rhine River.

This building was constructed in 1988 after the parliament previously sat in the Ständehaus since the state was formed in 1946. The move to this new location brought North Rhine-Westphalia a structure that embodied modern architectural ideas of that era.

The building was designed with large glass surfaces to symbolically represent transparency and public access to government. You can see through the wide windows inside, and the open structure conveys the idea that decisions here happen visibly for everyone.

The building is located at Platz des Landtags 1 in Düsseldorf and is accessible to visitors, with guided tours requiring advance booking by phone or website. Plan your visit ahead since tours run at set times and availability can vary.

The building rests on slender yellow Elbe sandstone pillars that carry it across the river, creating a striking contrast with the copper exterior. This engineering solution allowed the parliament building to appear almost floating above the Rhine.

Location: Düsseldorf

Architectural style: structuralism

GPS coordinates: 51.21889,6.76361

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:43