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What a massive salon to accommodate dignitaries at a meeting.

Even though it used to be a communist country at that time, Romania was set on performance more than on gender discrimination. The construction process involved 400 architects and they were coordinated by a young woman named Anca Petrescu. She was only 28 years-old.

Mysterious Tunnels In the famous TV show “Top Gear” one can see the three presenters driving their cars through the tunnels that are hidden beneath the Palace of the Parliament. These were designed by Nicolae Ceausescu so he can get from the building to the airport below ground in case of a Revolution. He was very cautious, but unfortunately this did not help him much when the actual Romanian Revolution started.

Stairs leading to the floor below.

Ornate ceiling lights

For building the Palace of the Parliament, they needed 1.000.000 m³ of marble, 900.000 m³ wood essences, 3.500 de tons of crystal while for decorating the interior they used 220.000 m² of carpets and 3.500 m² of calf skin. Plus, all the materials used were of Romanian origin.

This large saloon seats huge amounts of people. There is a large patio that looks across the city. You saw this in the distance from the street in a previous photo.

Looking across the massive balcony looking across the city of Bucharest.

Views in all directions of buildings and parked cars.

A local tourist taking in the sights from the infamous balcony at the Parliment Palace.

Without a doubt the Parliament Palace is one of the most controversial administrative buildings in the world.

Entry Lobby without the many tourists that visit daily.

Stopped at a local restaurant for a refreshment in the afternoon walking around the city.

Three local ladies walking and talking in the old part of town. Notice the

Better view of the "Potato" monument in the square we saw earlier.

The next day we stopped at the Caru Cu Lire Restaurant in the old part of the city for lunch on our way out of town leaving Bucharest. . Walking across the city the day before returning to the hotel we stopped for a a cold brew also.

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