Reichstag (building)

The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed as the place where the Reichstag, the parliament of the German Empire, would convene. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933. It again became the seat of the German parliament in 1999 after a reconstruction led by master architect Sir Norman Foster.

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Berlin - Parliament - German Empire - 1894 - 1933 - 1999 - Norman Foster

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Today's parliament of Germany is called the Bundestag. The Reichstag as a parliament leads back to the Holy Roman Empire and ceased to act as a true parliament in the years of Nazi Germany (1933-1945). In today's usage, the German term Reichstag thus refers to the building, while the term Bundestag refers to the institution.

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Germany - Bundestag - ''Reichstag'' as a parliament - Holy Roman Empire - Nazi Germany - 1933 - 1945 - German

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