Palace of Parliament, Bucharest. Courtesy of Romania Tourist Office
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Palace of Parliament
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Daily
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Where:
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Palace of Parliament
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RON10; concessions RON5
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Daily 10am-4pm
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More than 1000 rooms over 12 floors make up the colossal Palace of Parliament, south of Bucharest's centre. It's the former home of Romania's megalomanic communist leader, Nicolae Ceausescu. Tours take in opulent 1980s decor, with chandeliers and marble galore.
The majestic Palace of Parliament building features around 6000 rooms, making it the world's second-largest structure after the US Pentagon.
The palace, which was built using exclusively Romanian materials, has marble decorations, cherry and walnut panelling, crystal chandeliers, hand-woven tapestries, carpets and draperies.
Construction work began in 1984 and ended in 1989, utilising the skills of around 400 architects and 20,000 workers, personally supervised by Ceausescu himself.
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