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Deutschhaus (State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate)

Deutschhaus (State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate)

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Deutschhaus (State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate)

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Location: Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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September 20, 2024

When the state of Rhineland-Palatinate was founded, the capital Mainz, which was specified in the founding regulations, did not have sufficient administrative buildings due to war damage and destruction.[1] The constitutive meeting of the Advisory State Assembly took place on November 22, 1946 in the Koblenz Theater, where a draft constitution was drawn up. On May 18, 1947, the constitution for Rhineland-Palatinate was approved in a referendum by 53 percent of eligible voters. The constitutive meeting of the first Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament took place on June 4, 1947 in the large town hall in Koblenz. Koblenz was thus the administrative seat of government of the state. On May 16, 1950, the state parliament decided to rebuild the Deutschhaus in Mainz and to move the state government and state parliament to Mainz.

From December 2015 to September 2021, the Deutschhaus was extensively adapted to modern infrastructure, so the interim quarters of the plenary hall were set up in the Stone Hall of the Mainz State Museum, while the state parliament administration moved into the new Isenburg-Karrée.[2] Since May 2020, the state parliament has been meeting in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On September 8, 2021, a ceremony was held to celebrate the return of the state parliament to the renovated building.

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maria

February 6, 2025

The impressive building from the 18th century reflects important chapters of Rhenish, German and European history in its eventful history. Destroyed down to its outer walls in the Second World War, the building was converted into a parliament building in just 153 days in 1950/51.
Source: landtag-rlp.de/de/parlament/der-landtag-und-seine-aufgaben/deutschhaus-und-wappen/geschichte-des-deutschhäusern.htm

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Die_Ute

October 7, 2025

The seat of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament in Mainz is the Deutschhaus, a historic building steeped in an unusually rich history as a place of democratic traditions.

The palace was originally built between 1729 and 1740 as the residence of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. Just a few decades later, the building gained historical significance for the German democratic movement: In 1793, the Mainz Republic, the first democratic experiment on German soil, was proclaimed from the balcony of the Deutschhaus. In the following centuries, the building served a variety of purposes, including as Napoleon's residence, as a palace for the Grand Duchy of Hesse, and as the venue for the First German Industrial Exhibition in 1842.

The building was destroyed down to its outer walls during World War II, particularly during the major bombing raid on Mainz in February 1945. Following the state parliament's decision in 1950 to relocate from Koblenz to Mainz, the Deutschhaus was quickly rebuilt and has served as the parliament building of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since May 18, 1951, the beginning of the second legislative period. Most recently, the Deutschhaus underwent extensive renovation and modernization between 2015 and 2021. The historic exterior facade was reconstructed and the interior, particularly the plenary hall, was redesigned to meet the demands of modern parliamentary operations while preserving the building's historical dignity.

Today, the Deutschhaus is located on the Platz der Mainzer Republik (Place of the Mainz Republic), a name that, since 2013, on the occasion of the 220th anniversary of the Mainz Republic, has commemorated the site's deep roots in German democratic history. The Deutschhaus is complemented by the nearby House of Representatives, which houses offices and meeting rooms for the members of parliament and parliamentary groups.

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1. Rhine Riverside Promenade – Fastnachtsbrunnen Mainz loop from Mainz Hauptbahnhof

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