Palace of Parliment

Today I went on a tour around the palace of parliament (also known as the peoples' palace) which is about 5-10 minute walk from the apartment.


The palace was built by Nicolae Ceausescu in 1983 and is now used to house the parliament and senate. It was quite a lifeless talk only really giving information about what materials were used in construction and what the vast rooms are used for now. However the sheer size (1000 rooms, 12 floors), and extravagance of the palace is quite breathtaking and I think far more beautiful than many give it credit for.

Sadly a 5th of the city was demolished to build the palace, you are not made aware of this fact during the tour!! I walk around the east and north of the perimeter to get to the gym and work, which is one of the better and less manic routes to do in the city. The second photo shows the view from the palace looking down Buelvard Unirii (where our apartment is).