Bucharest – City of the 21st Century

Discover 21st-century Bucharest in a 3-hour tour. Visit the world's second-largest administrative building, the Palace of Parliament, and explore modern architectural marvels.
ONE ENTRANCE INCLUDED THE PARLIAMENT PALACE.
You are invited to discover the architectural wonders of the 21st century, which define Bucharest as an European capital. For about three hours, you can admire the modern city centre, with one hour stop at the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon - The Palace of Parliament, built at the orders of Nicolae Ceauşescu. The communist leader was inspired to erect the former named "House of People" by the impressive North-Korean architecture.

Pass by the new steel and glass skyscrapers built after 1989,
that are the pride of Romanian young architects.

• Charles de Gaulle Square
• Architects Association Headquarters
• Dâmboviţa River
• Victoria Square
• The Palace of Parliament

A 21 ST CENTURY WONDER - THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST ADMINISTRATIVE
BUILDING

The massive building still raises controversy even after 27 years since the construction began. More than a communist symbol of Nicolae Ceauşescu’s era, the edifice stands today as a reminder of the price Romanian people had to pay to satisfy the selfish whims of the dictatorial couple. While people starved, Nicolae Ceauşescu embarked upon building the world’s second largest building at an estimated cost of almost 4 billion Euros.
Built and furnished exclusively with Romanian materials, the building reflects the work of the country's best artisans. A guided tour takes visitors through a small section of dazzling rooms, huge halls and quarters used by the Senate (visits are allowed when Senate is not in session). The interior
is a luxurious display of crystal chandeliers, mosaics, oak panelling, marble, gold leaves, stained-glass windows and floors covered with rich carpets.
It took 20,000 workers and 700 architects to build the Palace of Parliament and 1/6 of the old town of Bucharest was pulled down by bulldozers to accommodate the enormous building and its surroundings. 57,000 families lost their houses and several architectural masterpieces of the city were destroyed. It stands 85 metres high and has a surface
of 330,000 square metres. Nicolae Ceauşescu himself supervised the construction as he visited almost daily the construction site.

The Palace of Parliament is 12 storeys high and has 1,100 furnished rooms. Two of its 60-plus galleries are 150 meters long and 18 meters wide, while 40 of its 64 reception halls are 600 square meters. The biggest is the Union Hall: 16 meters high and 2,200 square meters. The carpet which once covered the hall floor weighed 14 tones; it is rolled up today. The crystal chandelier in the Human Rights Hall weighs 2.5 tones, while other chandeliers have as many as 7,000 light bulbs. In the 1980’s, when lit, the building consumed a day’s electricity supply for theentire Bucharest in only four hours. The entire place is decorated with pure gold.
Beneath the massive building, there is an enormous nuclear bunker, 20 meters deep.

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