Le Comité international paralympique (en abrégé CIP ; en anglais International Paralympic Committee, IPC) est l'instance dirigeante des handisports pratiqués par des athlètes handicapés. Le Comité international paralympique est une organisation à but non lucratif qui supervise l'organisation des Jeux paralympiques. Il est comparable au Comité international olympique (CIO), organisateur des Jeux olympiques.
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The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.
The IPC leads the Paralympic Movement, oversees the delivery of the Paralympic Games and supports its 200 plus member organisations to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence. Founded on 22 September 1989 in Düsseldorf, then part of West Germany, its vision is to "make for an inclusive world through Para sport". Furthermore, the IPC aims to use Para sport as a catalyst to changing attitudes and legislation, creating greater opportunities for the world's 1.3 billion persons with disabilities.
The IPC has a democratic constitution and structure and is composed of representatives from 185 National Paralympic Committees, 18 International Federations, three International Organizations of Sport for the Disabled and five regional organizations. The IPC's headquarters is located in Bonn, Germany.
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The Neuer Kanzlerplatz Complex also known as the Neues Europaquartier is a high-rise office building complex in the Gronau district of Bonn, Germany. Built between 2019 and 2023, the complex consists of three main buildings with the tallest standing at 101.5 m with 28 floors which is the current third tallest building in Bonn.
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Palais Schaumburg is a neoclassical-style building in Bonn, Germany, which served as the primary official seat of the German Federal Chancellery and the primary official residence of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1976. As the headquarters of the Federal Chancellery, it was simply known as the House of the Federal Chancellor. Since 2001, Palais Schaumburg has served as the secondary official seat of the German Federal Chancellery and the secondary official residence of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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The Federal Chancellery building in Bonn was used from 1976 to 1999 as the seat of the Federal Chancellery of the Federal Republic of Germany, and since 2006 as the seat of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. It is located in the district of Gronau east of Bundesstraße 9 and west of the Bundeshaus and is part of the Route of Democracy.
In 1999, the headquarters of the Federal Chancellery were moved from Bonn to Berlin under the Berlin-Bonn Act, first into the Staatsratsgebäude, then in 2001 to the new building on the Spreebogen; since 2001 the secondary seat of the Federal Chancellery has been the Palais Schaumburg. The area of the former Federal Chancellery is a monument under monument protection.
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Haus der Geschichte is a museum of contemporary history in Bonn, Germany. With around one million visitors every year, it is one of the most popular German museums. The Haus der Geschichte is part of the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Foundation, alongside the "Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig", the "Tränenpalast" at Berlin Friedrichstraße station and the "Museum in the Kulturbrauerei". The foundation's headquarters is in Bonn.
In its permanent exhibition, the Haus der Geschichte presents German history from 1945 until the present. Numerous temporary exhibitions emphasize different features. The Haus der Geschichte also organizes guided tours of the Palais Schaumburg, the Chancellor's bungalow and the former place of the Federal Assembly. Moreover, the museum maintains a cartoon collection with over 75,000 political cartoons and caricatures.