The Reichstag in Berlin | A modern Parliament in a historic building

The Reichstag was built between 1884 and 1894 by the architect Paul Wallot. At that time, Germany was a constitutional monarchy, the Deutsches Reich, that’s why it was called Reichstag. The first brick was laid in 1884 (on the 9th of June to be precised) and on the 5th of December 1894 it was formally opened. The outcome is a four-wings structure with two inner courtyards and the plenary parliamentary chamber at the centre. The main façade (the Western one) was inspired by the Italian Renaissance style with few Baroque elements. A big staircase leads to the colonnade at the entrance. On the gable you can read “Dem Deutschen Volke”, to the German people. The original dome, made by steel and glass, was burnt on the 27th of February 1933, shortly after Adolf Hitler came to power. The Reichstag’s fire signalled the end of the parliament democracy in Germany and served as a pretext for the persecution of political opponents. <a href="https://medium.com/@elebias/the-reichstag-building-in-berlin-a-modern-parliament-in-a-historic-building-3a9623a7c3b1">Website</a>