Herrenhaus
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The German term Herrenhaus is equivalent to the English House of Lords and describes roughly similar institutions as the English House of Lords in German-speaking countries.
More specifically, Herrenhaus, can refer to either of the following:
- The Herrenhaus was the first chamber of the Prussian parliament. The Herrenhaus building in Leipziger Straße 3-4 in Berlin, designed by the architect Friedrich Schulze-Colditz and erected between 1899 and 1904, is currently the seat of the German Federal Council. See also Prussia.
- The Herrenhaus was the Upper House of the Reichsrat of the Austrian half of Austria-Hungary (Cisleithania) between 1867 and 1918. See Reichsrat (Austria).
