Palace of the Parliament
Bucharest, Romania
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Palace of the Parliament stands atop Dealul Spirii in Bucharest, Romania, and serves as the seat of the Parliament of Romania. Designed by chief architect Anca Petrescu with a team of about 700 architects, it was ordered by Nicolae Ceaușescu and built between 1984 and 1997 in modernist Neoclassical forms. Rising 84 metres, it is constructed of cristallo and marble and is reputed to be the heaviest building in the world.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- palace, theatre building, convention center
- Materials
- cristallo, marble
- Height
- 84 m
- Place
- Bucharest, Romania
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