Baden-Württemberg State Parliament Building (Landtag)
N 48° 46.724 E 009° 10.976
32U E 513439 N 5402875
The Landtag, or regional parliament, has a long tradition in the Württemberg part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
Waymark Code: WMZ9Y
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/21/2006
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Baden-Württemberg is a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine. It is third largest in both area and population among the country's sixteen states, with an area of 35,742 km² and 10.7 million inhabitants. The state capital is Stuttgart.
This state combines the historical states of Baden, Hohenzollern and Württemberg.
After World War II the Allied forces established three states: Württemberg-Baden (occupied by the USA), Württemberg-Hohenzollern (France) and Baden (France). In 1949 these three states became parts of the Federal Republic of Germany. Article 118 of the new German constitution however allowed for those states to merge. After a plebiscite held in 1952 these states merged into Baden-Württemberg.
As early as 1457 the first assembly of this name (Landtag), consisting of representatives from the various civic Estates, was convened in Leonberg and granted additional rights through the Tübingen Agreement.
The present parliament building, a three-storey skeleton construction of reinforced concrete, was built in 1959-61 by the architects Viertel, Linde and Heinle. In order not to detract from the typical opera house classicism of the main theatre building opposite it, its architectural style was kept extremely simple.
The large windows which allow you to look inside the building are intended to symbolise the transparency of the new democracy.
Type of Capitol: State, Province, Canton, or Other Primary Division of a Nation
Address:
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 3
Stuttgart, Germany
70173
Dates of Construction: 1961
Hours: Virtual Internet Tour Only
Capitol Web Site: [Web Link]
Major Renovations: Not listed
Historical Monuments/Memorials: Not listed
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