The Reichstag, a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention, which elects the President of Germany.
The dedication Dem deutschen Volke, meaning To the German people, can be seen on the frieze above the entrance.
The Königsplatz with the Raczyński Palace in 1880 (Brandenburg Gate on the right)
The Reichstag building on the Königsplatz, c. 1900
The Reichstag building, constitution celebration, 11 August 1932
The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.
Raising a Flag over the Reichstag, May 1945