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Bucharest Attractions
Description
Venue: Palace of Parliament When: Daily
Commissioned in the 1980s by Romania's last communist leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, 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.
Commissioned in the 1980s by Romania's last communist leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, 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.
Bucharest Information
Romanian Tourist Office
Address: Bucharest, Romania
Email: promovare@mturism.ro
Phone: +40 (0) 2 1410 1262
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