Andachtsraum des Bundestages, Prayer room in Reichstag Building, Germany

The Andachtsraum des Bundestages is a room of reflection for MPs and staff, created in 1998–1999 and designed by Günther Uecker. It lies on the southeast first floor of the Reichstag between the stairwell, lifts and toilets. A sandblasted granite altar stands at the front, with benches and chairs, and seven nail-studded panels lean against the walls.

The Thursday morning devotion in the Reichstag follows a tradition already held at the same hour under Adenauer, though the source gives no start year. In Bonn in the 1960s around 120 deputies attended; as numbers fell, the devotion was opened to staff of the administration and party groups. The room itself was only created in 1998 and 1999, designed by Günther Uecker.

An east-facing step points adherents of Christianity, Judaism and Islam toward Jerusalem and Mecca. The entrance holds a Bible given to Bundestag President Norbert Lammert by the Catholic and Protestant churches, and a display case shows ritual objects from various religions. On Thursdays during sitting weeks, 10 to 15 people gather at 8:40 a.m. for a Christian morning devotion led alternately by a Protestant or Catholic theologian.

The room is accessible to Reichstag visitors during guided tours and offers a quiet retreat within the busy parliamentary building. Visitors should be respectful as the space is used for official services during parliamentary sessions.

The seven wooden panels are deliberately not permanently fixed and lean loosely against the walls to express the concept of impermanence. Their surfaces decorated with nails, stones, and ash consciously symbolize the temporary nature and changeability of human existence.