Haus der Geschichte that officially is popular as the House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is a modern history museum in Bonn.  The museum showcases various artifacts and works of German history from 1945 till present time. In the museum there are around 75,000 political cartoons and caricatures and also has busts of renowned politicians.  A larger part of the museum is devoted to the works of illustrator Helmuth Ellgaard’s works.

The Haus der Geschichte is situated at the Bundesstraße 9 at the Museumsmeile (Museum Mile) in Bonn that is a division of the former German government district. From there a at a few meters south there one can find the Kunstmuseum Bonn and the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, that too is a part  of the museum. There you can access the basement of the Haus der Geschichte from the subway station below, which is shared by all three museums.

The then Chancellor of Germany and Historian Helmut Kohl in a government statement on October 13th 1982 put the foundation for the construction of a museum for the collection of artifacts from the history of Germany and the German separation since 1945. The construction of the museum started in 1985 by the married couple and architects Ingeborg and Hartmut Rudiger from Braunschweig within the framework of an architecture competition. Construction started in September 1989. The building entirely has a floor space of around 22,000 square meters. 4,000 square meters there is devoted straight to the permanent exhibition and about 650 square meters as for temporary exhibition.

The initial construction of the museum Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland was carried and funded by the Federal Republic of Germany. The four bodies as for working of the museum are the board of trustees, the academic advisory council, the work group of social groups and the president. The board of trustees being as a supervisor takes decisions over the household and the basics of the composition of programs as well as other necessary decisions about the functioning of the museum. The board of trustees is made up of representatives of the factions of the German Bundestag, the Federal Government and representatives of all federal states.

The museum keeps a special focus upon the orientation of visitors and a vivid show of the historical activities. Below the slogan “Experience History,” the concept is to take an attention of historical objects and make presentable for visitors. This occurs due to the usage of historical films and sounder cords. Apart from exhibitions, there occur various   scientific conventions and events at the Haus der Geschichte. It is an information center with a reference library for additional information.

The Doppelkirche as the Double Church of St. Mary and St. Clement is a Romanesque church in Schwarzrheindorf that is an eastern suburb of Bonn. The church was completed around 1151. The Doppelkirche was constructed as a place of worship for adjoining castle of Earl Arnold von Wied, who was provost of Cologne Cathedral and Chancellor of Emperor Konrad III. The castle was a made on the pattern of the Carolingian fortification so the Rhine crossing can be protected and kept aloof and isolated.

The church was consecrated on April 24, 1151 by the Archbishop of Cologne and the Elector Arnold von Wied in the attendance of Holy Roman Emperor Konrad III. After the wall paintings of the lower church being completed by a talented monk from Cologne, the Arnold became the Archbishop of Cologne. Arnold von Wied died in 1156 and was buried in the center of his church, beneath the tower. The interiors of the church were   spoilt during the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries and the murals there were entirely got covered with the whitewash. The convent was destructed in 1806, at which time all the furnishings and windows were destroyed or sold. Even the church too was under the threat of destruction, however, was being revived and saved by the Prussian Chancellor von Hardenberg. The local people reconsecrated the Upper Church on October 18, 1832, and services there resumed. In 1865, the lower church too was consecrated as well and since 1868 the Doppelkirche has been the parish church of Schwarzrheindorf. The church too somehow survived the attacks of World War II as well.

The Double Church of Schwarzrheindorf at its exterior has a very pleasing plaster in white that is further decorated with pink and yellow paint. The paint job at the church is from a restoration of 1973 and gives a good sense and feel of churches during medieval period. Within the church there are two levels to appraise and look for. The lower church there is for local community and an upper church is for the lords of the castle and later the nuns. However, the both has a common plan like as an apse with altar in the east end; small north and south transepts or apses and a straight extension to the west for seating and entry. The upper church can be climbed up by a covered stone staircase at the south side. Here the Emperor used to sit on an elevated throne in the west end, so he could see the altar in the lower church through the octagonal opening in the center.

It is primarily famous for its medieval murals that even cover the both levels of the church. Mural at the lower church date from c.1150 and those of the Upper Church from closer to 1190, combining, they both form one of the most complete sets of Romanesque murals still in existence in Germany.