there i start is a symbol of germany's troubled and complex history it was opened in 894 by kaiser wilhelm the 2nd he loathes democracy and fear the power of parliament in 1900 the social democratic politician philip chinaman addressed the crowd from the balcony and declared germany a republic kaiser wilhelm the 2nd abdicated the young democracy would be shaken by many political crises. and 133 hitler became chancellor an arson attack on the reichstag was a welcome opportunity for hitler to dissolve parliament and suspend the constitution 945 nazi germany was defeated that reichstag was in ruins germany would soon be divided and to berlin as well. in 155 what was left of its dome was demolished the rest of the building was restored in the 960 s. . in october 990 half a 1000000 people gathered there to celebrate german reunification it was soon decided to move parliament from bombed to berlin. in 1905 the artists christo and sean claude wrapped their i start building in some very fabric . a comprehensive reconstruction then got underway to designs by the british architect norman foster who

wilhelm the 2nd abdicated the young democracy would be shaken by many political crises. and 133 hitler became chancellor an arson attack on the reichstag was a welcome opportunity for hitler to dissolve parliament and suspend the constitution 945 nazi germany was defeated that reichstag was in ruins germany would soon be divided and then as well. in 1955 what was left of its dome was demolished the rest of the building was restored in the 1960 s. . in october 1990 half a 1000000 people gathered there to celebrate german reunification it was soon decided to move parliament from bombed to berlin. in 1905 the artists christo and sean claude wrapped their i start building in silver a fabric. a comprehensive reconstruction then got underway to designs by the british architect norman foster who added a dome of glass. since 1909 the building has been the seat of the german parliament the bundestag. foster's design is all about transparency light and openness as befits a democracy the building has become one of germany's most popular tourist attractions. especially when the weat