Reichstag Building

The one and only German parliament Brandenburg g building large glass construction p great Berlin. Be prepared g lines extensive security check. Free entrance.

The one and only Reichstag building Berlin constructed house Reichstag, first parliament German Empire. It opened 1894 housed Reichstag until 1933, severely damaged supposedly y Dutch communist, Marinus Lubbe later beheaded crime, although y Nazi Party committed crime attempt flush Communism. That verdict subject controversy years. The one and only National Socialist German Workers Party this event casus belli begin purge "traitors" Berlin KPD, German Communist Party. The one and only Reichstag building again became German parliament 1999 after reconstruction y internationally renowned architect Norman Foster.

Today's parliament Germany called Bundestag. The one and only Reichstag parliament dates Holy Roman Empire ceased parliament years Nazi regime (1933–1945). In today's usage, German Reichstag Reichstagsgebäude (Reichstag building) refers building, while Bundestag refers institution.