Foundations of German history

From: The Independent - London | Date: April 20, 1999| Author: Imre Karacs in Berlin | Copyright information

1871 - Wilhelm I of Prussia is declared Kaiser of the German Empire. The Reichstag, meaning "Imperial Assembly", is convened under the restrictive constitution drafted by Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. It holds its deliberations at a disused china factory in Berlin.

1884 - Construction of new Reichstag building begins, under the architect Paul Wallot.

5 December 1894 - Kaiser Wilhelm II opens the new Reichstag, describing the architecture as "the summit of tastelessness", and the ...

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