The Reichstag Building has been the seat of the German parliament since 1999, but its history goes back much further. Visitors on a private tour with www.guidesofberlin.com can learn about the building's construction in the 19th century, its role in the rise of the Nazi party, and its destruction during World War II. Anecdotes include the story of the Reichstag fire in 1933, which was used as a pretext for Nazi repression and the suspension of civil liberties.