Guests in a cafe with bar in the Palace of the Republic during the opening of the house in the district Mitte in Berlin Eastberlin on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic. The Palace of the Republic in the GDR was one of the largest and most modern multi-purpose cultural buildings of its kind in Europe. In addition to gastronomic facilities, the building housed a large multi-purpose hall and the parliament building of the GDR People's Chamber