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Reichstag (legislative body) – the diets or parliaments of the Holy Roman Empire, of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, and of Germany from 1871 to 1945
- Reichstag (Holy Roman Empire)
  Reichstag (Holy Roman Empire)
  The Imperial Diet was the Diet, or general assembly, of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire.During the period of the Empire, which lasted formally until 1806, the Diet was not a parliament in today's sense; instead, it was an assembly of the various estates of the realm...
- Reichstag (German Empire)
  Reichstag (German Empire)
  The Reichstag was the parliament of the North German Confederation , and of the German Reich ....
- Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
  Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
  The Reichstag was the parliament of Weimar Republic .German constitution commentators consider only the Reichstag and now the Bundestag the German parliament. Another organ deals with legislation too: in 1867-1918 the Bundesrat, in 1919–1933 the Reichsrat and from 1949 on the Bundesrat...
Reichstag (building)
Reichstag (building)
The Reichstag building is a historical edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Reichstag, parliament of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933, when it was severely damaged in a fire. During the Nazi era, the few meetings of members of the...

, Berlin location where the German legislature met from 1894 to 1933 and again since 1999
- Reichstag fire
  Reichstag fire
  The Reichstag fire was an arson attack on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 27 February 1933. The event is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany....
  
  in 1933, which provided a pretext for the Nazis to increase their power
- Reichstag Fire Decree
  Reichstag Fire Decree
  The Reichstag Fire Decree is the common name of the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg in direct response to the Reichstag fire of 27 February 1933. The decree nullified many of the key civil liberties of German...
  
  , the common name of the Order of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg in direct response to the Reichstag fire in 1933.