Reichstag

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Reichstag (English: Diet of the Realm or Imperial Diet) is a German word generally meaning parliament. Historic legislative bodies in German-speaking countries have been referred to as Deutscher Reichstag, including:

Scandinavian parliamentary bodies which bear or bore the name Riksdag are also called Reichstag when referred to in the German language; these words have the same origin. Also, the Diet of the Empire of Japan was first established as the "Imperial Diet" in 1890 under the Meiji Constitution.

See also

  • Reichstag fire
  • Reichstag building, the building where German Parliaments met from 1894 to 1933 and since 1999 (Bundestag)
    • Reichstag dome, today a modern addition to the Reichstag by Norman Foster 1995–1999
    • Reichstag, former name of the U-Bahn station at the Reichstag, renamed Bundestag in 2006