1-148-334 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Reichstag, Berlin, Germany, late 19th century. Opened in 1894, the Reichstag housed Germany's parliament until the Nazis came to power in 1933. The building was extensively damaged in World War II and featured in a famous propaganda photograph in 1945, showing Soviet troops on the building's roof raising their flag symbolising Germany's defeat. The partition of Germany saw the West German parliament move to Bonn, but after reunification the members of the Bundestag voted to return German's government to Berlin and the Reichstag building, which occurred in 1999.