This book explores the profound political, institutional, and symbolic changes that accompanied the move of Germany’s capital and seat of government from Bonn to Berlin following reunification. It examines the debates and decisions leading up to the historic 1991 Bundestag vote, which narrowly favored Berlin as the new seat of government—a choice shaped by generational, regional, and political divides. The transition was not merely geographic: it marked the end of the postwar “Bonn Republic” and the beginning of a new era in which Germany confronted both its past and its future as a unified nation. The book analyzes the implications of the Berlin-Bonn Act of 1994, which established a unique division of labor between the two cities, with key ministries and government offices split to preserve Bonn’s status as a “federal city” and second political center. The authors also reflect on the broader consequences for German federalism, political culture, and the country’s evolving role in Europe and the world.