Reichstag building

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historic building parliament building tourist attraction

The Reichstag building is a historic parliamentary edifice in Berlin that has served as the seat of the German Bundestag and a powerful symbol of Germany’s turbulent political history and democratic renewal.

Aliases (7)

Reichstag building, Berlin ×6
Reichstag dome ×2
Plenary chamber of the Reichstag building ×1
Reichstag building in Berlin ×1
Reichstag glass dome ×1
Reichstag of the German Empire ×1
Renovation of the Reichstag dome, Berlin ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic building → parliament building → tourist attraction →
architect	Norman Foster → Paul Wallot →
architecturalStyle	High-tech architecture → Neo-Renaissance → Postmodern architecture →
completionDate	1894 →
coordinates	52.5186°N 13.3762°E →
country	Germany →
currentFunction	seat of the German Bundestag →
damagedIn	World War II →
domeDesigner	Norman Foster →
domeHeight	23.5 m →
energyFeature	combined heat and power plant → solar energy usage →
event	Reichstag fire →
floorCount	4 →
governingBody	Bundestag →
hasDome	Reichstag glass dome →
hasFeature	glass dome with spiral ramp → public rooftop terrace →
hasInscription	Dem Deutschen Volke →
height	47 m →
inaugurationDate	1894 →
inscriptionLanguage	German →
locatedIn	Berlin → Mitte →
locatedNear	Brandenburg Gate → Tiergarten →
locatedOn	Republic Square →
locatedOnRiver	Spree →
material	glass → sandstone → steel →
nearbyPublicTransport	Berlin Hauptbahnhof → S Brandenburger Tor station → U Bundestag station →
owner	Federal Republic of Germany →
previousFunction	seat of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany → seat of the Reichstag of the German Empire → seat of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic →
ReichstagFireDate	27 February 1933 →
renovationEnd	1999 →
renovationStart	1991 →
reopenedAsParliament	1999 →
startDateOfConstruction	1884 →
symbolizes	German democracy → German unity →
usedFor	Soviet victory flag raising in 1945 →
visitorAccess	public →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Budget Committee ("Reichstag building, Berlin") → Committee on European Union Affairs → Committee on Internal Affairs ("Reichstag building, Berlin") → Committee on Legal Affairs ("Reichstag building, Berlin") → Defence Committee → Foreign Affairs Committee (German Bundestag) ("Reichstag building, Berlin") →	meetsAt
Federal Chancellery, Berlin → Kroll Opera House → Kroll Opera House, Berlin → MemorialToTheMurderedJewsOfEurope → U.S. Embassy Berlin →	locatedNear
Mitte → Mitte, Berlin →	contains
Foster Associates ("Renovation of the Reichstag dome, Berlin") → Norman Foster ("Reichstag dome") →	notableWork
Bundesversammlung → Federal Convention (Germany) →	usualMeetingPlace
Spree →	adjacentTo
State of Berlin →	containsLandmark
Norman Foster ("Reichstag dome") →	designed
Reichstag building ("Reichstag glass dome") →	hasDome
Berlin →	hasLandmark
Reichstag fire →	location
President of the Bundestag ("Plenary chamber of the Reichstag building") →	locationOfWork
Bundestag →	meetsIn
Reichstag of Nazi Germany ("Reichstag building in Berlin") →	meetsInPlaceOf
Reichstag of the Weimar Republic →	metInBuilding
Brandenburg Gate →	near
Bellevue Palace →	nearby
Berlin TV Tower →	panoramicViewOf
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 ("Reichstag building, Berlin") →	place
Marinus van der Lubbe ("Reichstag building, Berlin") →	placeOfEvent
President of the Bundestag →	seat
Reichstag fire →	target
Kroll Opera House ("Reichstag of the German Empire") →	usedAsSeatOf