Palace of the Republic, Berlin
The Palace of the Republic was a building in Berlin that hosted the Volkskammer, the parliament of East Germany, from 1976 to 1990.
The Palace of the Republic in July 1990, three months prior to German reunification
Eastern face of the Palace of the Republic at night in August 1976, shortly after its completion
Erich Mielke, chief of the Stasi, speaking on 25 March 1983 as the club president of SV Dynamo who regularly held parties at the Palace of the Republic
The front façade of the Palace of the Republic in 1986 from Unter den Linden
The Volkskammer was the supreme power organ of the German Democratic Republic. It was the only branch of government in the state, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs were subservient to it.
Volkskammer
Protester, January 1990
Ballot for the 1990 elections (written text reads "Sample")