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Germany attractions- worth seeing
in Berlin- The Reichstag building
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The Reichstag building
is a historical edifice,
constructed to house the Reichstag,
parliament of the German
Empire. Bundestag plenar hall
Reichstag building was designed by Paul Wallot
It was beautiful Neo Renaissance palace
The Reichstag building has prominent inscription
«Dem Deutschen Volke».
The Reichstag Fire was an arson attack on the Reichstag building on 27 February 1933. The event is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.
After the fire the Reichstag wasn't fully recovered, suffered more damage from air attacks during World
War II.
1 mai 1945 the Germans saw the Soviet Victory Flag flying above.
On the morning of May 2, the Germans left the building under a white flag. It meant, that the
Soviet Union won the WW ll.
The first real reconstruction was decided 1961 by the west German Bundestag, the repairs according to the plans of the architect Paul Baumgarten were finished 1971.
The second reconstruction was planned by Lord Norman Foster and finished 1999.
Details of a wall with russian graffiti from the WW II at the east entrance of the
Reichstag. There is a date tag "20.05.45"
Memorial to the 96 Reichstag members
of the opposition parties killed by the
Nazis (1933)
On top of the Reichstag building is
Glass dome