Bucharest In Your Pocket - Palatul Parlamentului (Parliament Palace; Casa Poporului)

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What is unquestionably Romanias most famous building, Palatul Parlamentului (known universally as Casa Poporului, House of the People) was built during the darkest days of the Nicolae Ceauşescu regime. Standing 84m above ground level on 12 floors, the building has long been shrouded in mystery, rumour and hyperbole. Originally designed to house almost all the organs of the communist state, it today plays host to the Romanian parliament and a modern, well equipped conference centre, as well as Romanias Museum of Contemporary Art. Much of the building, however, remains unused.
The public tour of the building is thoroughly recommended (it is the only way to see the building, in fact) though the commentary consists of little more than a bored guide reeling off endless superlative statistics. Youll see plenty of grand staircases, marble-plated halls and conference rooms, while - depending on the mood of the guide - you may also have the chance to go on to the balcony, which offers the defining view of central Bucharest.

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[missyhoney88]

as baga toti romanii fara case acolo ;))!

[activitateinaerliber]

Avem si noi cu ce ne mandrim in toata lumea.

WOW

[alexpositivecharge]

after the place ăăăămmmmnnnăăăăă se balbaie!

[furnicaticaloasa]

mai cu entuziasm raluca , mai cu entuziasm put some effort in to it for the love of god

[peak2ride]

oleac' de zambet si mai multa tonalitate in voce ...

[mepassionfruit]

@daisie09876 how the f#@%k would you know that ? :) i live there and what i tell you is this... as long as you have no idea what youre talking about, keep you mouth shut... or actually your fingers

[angelspir]

ce chestie,astia mi-au filmat casa:)))))

[hosgoru61]

çavusesku..



[Hiph0paddiction]

I can assure you it is the biggest bulding in the world. Not the 2nd. But the Americans would never admit it, by keeping the pentagon's size secret. The palace of parliament has lots of tunnels underneath, in wich you can even drive cars. It is the biggest no doubt!

[Volumep]

Si totusi... ce credeam, ca-i ramane lui Ceausescu ?

Cladirea este a poporului, si drept urmare este un brand de tara.

O natiune nu se poate desavarsi decat prin realizari si eforturi colective.

Noi am vrea daca se poate sa avem si burdihaiul plin, sa facem si nimic iar de undeva din pamant - sa rasara realizari si recunoasteri internationale...

[ssdivizion]

Palace for modern vampires,I mean those vampires who sucks people money and pockets,these giant structure cost 6 billion $ while 1983 all romanian budget was 17 billion $,I mean this is ridicilous,it's not even funny,it's really sad! The structure by itself has great design,only on the top miss a statue of some hero or a soldier with a sword and shield!

[ralucadobra]

e super in el; am fost azi:D