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  1. The Reichstag (" Diet of the Realm "), [2] officially the Greater German Reichstag ( Großdeutscher Reichstag) after 1938, was the national parliament of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. Following the Nazi seizure of power and the enactment of the Enabling Act of 1933, it functioned purely as a rubber stamp for the actions of Adolf Hitler 's ...

  2. Mar 27, 2018 · The Reichstag Fire was a dramatic arson attack occurring on February 27, 1933, which burned the building that housed the Reichstag (German parliament) in Berlin. Claiming the fire was part of a ...

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  4. Apr 11, 2024 · Reichstag fire, burning of the Reichstag (parliament) building in Berlin on the night of February 27, 1933, a key event in the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship and widely believed to have been contrived by the newly formed Nazi government itself to turn public opinion against its opponents and to assume emergency powers. Adolf Hitler.

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  5. On the night of February 27, around 9:00, pedestrians near the Reichstag heard the sound of breaking glass. Soon after, flames erupted from the building. It took fire engines hours to quell the ...

  6. Dome atop the Reichstag, Berlin. The Neo-Renaissance building was designed by Paul Wallot and was completed in 1894. It was the home of the Reichstag (“Imperial Diet”) from 1894 to 1933, during the periods of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the Weimar Republic (1919–33). A fire at the Reichstag on February 27, 1933, one month after ...

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  7. The Reichstag Fire. On February 27, 1933, the German parliament ( Reichstag) building burned down. The Nazi leadership and its coalition partners used the fire to claim that Communists were planning a violent uprising. They claimed that emergency legislation was needed to prevent this. The resulting act, commonly known as the Reichstag Fire ...

  8. Jul 16, 2021 · The Reichstag today. In addition to housing the German parliament, the Bundestag, the Reichstag is also one of Germany’s most popular tourist attractions. Admission and guided tours are free but require advance registration using the online form on the Reichstag’s website. The Reichstag’s dome and roof are open daily between 8am and midnight.

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