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On July 6, 1995, the German Reichstag was restored to its original appearance
Thirty years ago today, on July 6, 1995 (June 9, 1995 in the lunar calendar), the wrapped German Reichstag Building returned to its original appearance. The German Prime Minister's Reichstag Building in Berlin, once packaged as a work of art, began to gradually regain its original appearance on July 7, 1995. The "packaging art" craze that has shrouded Berlin for two weeks has come to an end. Starting at 6 a.m. on the 7th, a professional team commanded by American packaging artist Crystal and his wife Jenny Cloud climbed onto the roof of the Capitol again and began to "unload" it. At about 8 o 'clock, black granite was exposed in one corner of the building. By afternoon, the curtain over the gate had fallen completely. In just two weeks, the packaged Reichstag attracted a total of 5 million viewers, making it the most remarkable work of art in post-war Berlin history. Berlin's hotels were booked out, and the square in front of the building was crowded with people. Many young people simply took sleeping bags and spent the night on the grass. On the 6th, the last day of the exhibition, 100,000 people flocked to the square again, singing and dancing, and celebrating all night. Berlin Mayor Diepgen expressed his gratitude to the Christo couple, calling the packed building an "unforgettable overall work of art"; the city councillor in charge of culture recommended awarding the Christo couple the Berlin Honorary Title. Public opinion here pointed out that the successful packaging of the Reichstag Building has greatly enhanced Berlin's international reputation. The city of Berlin, frustrated by its failure to bid for the Olympic Games, once again cheered up. Federal Building Minister Töpfer, who is responsible for the relocation of the German capital, even believes that the peaceful and joyful atmosphere caused by the packaging of the Reichstag Building in Shilin will also help promote the relocation of the capital. President Herzog and his wife also visited in person a few days ago. It was originally estimated that by the evening of the 9th, the 100,000 square meters of fabric and 15600 meters of nylon rope originally wrapped outside the building would be completely removed, but other facilities such as copper frames for packaging would not be completely removed until July 23. Next, the building will undergo thorough repairs for future use by the Bundestag. The entire cost of packaging this time was as high as 15 million marks, all of which were personally borne by the artist couple. It was revealed that they had already been in debt of millions of marks for this, but they firmly refused funding from the government, enterprises and other parties to maintain the independence of the art. They are not allowed to use the removed packaging materials as souvenirs for commercial sales, but are all recycled to the furnace as raw materials. Previously, they mainly relied on painting and selling paintings to raise funds for the packaging building. Crystal was born in Bulgaria in 1935 and later moved to the United States. He pioneered packaging art, with works ranging from bottles and oil drums to entire monuments, rocks, and islands. The packed Berlin Reichstag Building this time is the one that attracts the most audiences of all his works. In order to realize this wish, he has worked hard for 25 years. The German Reichstag is located in the center of Berlin. It was built in 1884 and embodies various architectural styles such as Classical, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque, and is a symbol of German unity. Hitler committed the Reichstag arson in 1933 to suppress opposition parties, including the Communist Party. On April 30, 1945, the Soviet Red Army planted a red flag on the roof of the Reichstag Building, declaring the victory of the Anti-Fascist War.


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