It’s a semi-mystery that’s over eight decades long: who set fire to the Reichstag, the German parliament, on Feb. 27, 1933? As described in the Mar. 6, 1933, issue of TIME, the arson came amid “a ...

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On the night of Feb. 27, 1933, an arsonist attacked the Reichstag, Germany’s historic parliamentary building. It was a critical moment in the country’s collapse from democracy to dictatorship. Today, ...

On the night of Feb. 27, 1933, someone set fire to the Reichstag, the home of the German parliament in Berlin. In the hours after the conflagration gutted the building, Germany’s newly chosen ...

On March 21, 1871, the German parliament convened in the Reichstag for the first time, exactly 150 years ago. It was an important step to democracy, though the chamber did not hold the German Empire's ...

Visitors watch the illuminated Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, June 15, 2025. In the midsummer nights of Berlin, the Reichstag is once again "wrapped," not in fabric this time, but in light. From June 9 ...

Storming the crumbling Reichstag, Soviet troops appear to attack the Berlin landmark as modern day tourists queue to enter the historic building. But these extraordinary images are the result of ...

A symbol of Germany's past, present and future, the Reichstag, or Parliament Building, is a blend of different architecture styles from the late 20th to late 21st centuries. It symbolizes the ...

The Reichstag is to be fitted with a dry moat in a massive anti-terror reinforcement of the German parliament. Plans have been drawn up for a 32ft wide, 8ft deep ...

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Artistic duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude fought long and hard to wrap the German Reichstag building in their signature fabric. Photographer Wolfang Volz recalls the ultimate highs and lows. Spread out ...