Friday, August 31, 2007

Correction

We are seeing many things, and sometimes information gets scrambled somewhere between head and keyboard. Here are some corrections to previous posts sent to us by an astute source. We have already gone back and edited the information on Day 58 and Day 72 (corrections are italicized).

The crucifix without arms is located in the Ludgeri Kirche, not the cathedral. (in Muenster)
And here is number two: the Reichstag is not the seat of the government, but of the
parliament (Bundestag). In fact, the Reichstag is one of the buildings in
which the parliament is located (there are at least three other buildings).
In the Reichstag building, the plenary sessions take place. The seat of the
government (executive power) is spread all over the town - some ministries
are still have a second seat in Bonn (former capital of Western Germany);
the chancellors seat is, however, within walking distance from the
Reichstag.... To be precise, there is a second chamber of parliament
(Bundesrat, comparable to the US Senate, the members are, however, not
directly voted for but delegated by the Länder (States) governments. The
Bundesrat has its seat in the former Preussisches Herrenhaus (one of the
chambers of the Prussia State legislation; Konrad Adenauer was member of
this parliament prior to the Nazi-regime; he became first chancellor of the
Bundesrepublik Deutschland after WWII).

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