![Dome of the Reichstag (German parliament) building, virtually destroyed by fire on February 27, 1933. [LCID: 78419]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/c57e2459-efff-48eb-8ebc-57def0a0ea84.jpg)
Dome of the Reichstag (German parliament) building, damaged by fire on February 27, 1933. Hitler used the arson to convince President Hindenburg to declare a state of emergency, suspending constitutional safeguards. Berlin, Germany, 1933.
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