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In May 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, the [[Red Army]] fought its way to the Reichstag, rather then the Reich Chancellery where Hitler was dugout in the bunker.  The Soviets used the symbol of "The Peoples House" to plant the [[Soviet]] victory flag.  The building was further damaged in heavy fighting.  During the 40 years of the [[East German]] regime, the communists, like the Nazis, never rebuilt the symbol pf German parliamentary rule, either.  

In May 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, the [[Red Army]] fought its way to the Reichstag, rather then the Reich Chancellery where Hitler was dugout in the bunker.  The Soviets used the symbol of "The Peoples House" to plant the [[Soviet]] victory flag.  The building was further damaged in heavy fighting.  During the 40 years of the [[East German]] regime, the communists, like the Nazis, never rebuilt the symbol pf German parliamentary rule, either.  

The building remained in shambles until after the [[Fall of the Wall]] in 1986.  A unified German parliament voted to restore the building in the 1990s.  The British architect Sir [[Norman Foster]] was commissioned for the restoration.  In 1999, more than 60 years after it was first damaged and abandoned under two different [[totalitarian]] socialist regimes, it became the seat of German democracy.

The building remained in shambles until after the [[Fall of the Wall]] in 1986.  A unified German parliament voted to restore the building in the 1990s.  The British architect Sir [[Norman Foster]] was commissioned for the work.  In 1999, more than 60 years after it was first damaged and abandoned under two different [[totalitarian]] socialist regimes, it became the seat of German democracy.

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