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975: 963: 927: 51: 939: 951: 472: 987: 335:, the national capital. The Palace reaches a height of 84 m (276 ft), has a floor area of 365,000 m (3,930,000 sq ft) and a volume of 2,550,000 m (90,000,000 cu ft). The Palace of the Parliament is one of the heaviest buildings in the world, weighing about 4,098,500 tonnes (9.04 billion pounds), also being the third largest administrative building in the world. The building was designed and supervised by chief 460: 557:(1949–2013), who was appointed chief architect of the project at the age of 28. The team that coordinated the work was made up of 10 assisting architects, which supervised a further 700. Construction of the palace began on 25 June 1984, and the inauguration of the work was attended by Ceaușescu, who also frequently inspected the site. 614:
Six years after the palace's completion, between 2003 and 2004, a glass annex was built alongside the external elevators. This was done to facilitate outside access to the National Museum of Contemporary Art, which opened in 2004 in the west wing of the palace. During the same period, a project
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The building has eight underground levels, the deepest housing a nuclear bunker, linked to main state institutions by 20 km (12.4 mi) of tunnels. Nicolae Ceaușescu feared nuclear war. The bunker is a room with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) thick concrete walls said to be impervious to
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Construction of the palace began in 1984 and was initially scheduled for completion in two years. The project was extended to 1990, but remains uncompleted to this day. Only two large meeting rooms and 400 others have been finished or are even being used, out of a total of 1,100.
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and other monasteries, Brâncovenesc Hospital, as well as about 37 old factories and workshops. Demolition in the Uranus area began in 1982. Approximately 7 km (2.7 sq mi) of the old city centre were demolished, with 40,000 people being relocated from the area.
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The Palace of the Parliament sinks 6 mm (0.24 in) each year due to its weight. Romanian specialists who have analyzed the data have explained that the palace's massive weight is causing the layers of sediment below the building to settle.
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of December 1989. Due to its impressive characteristics, events organized by state institutions and international bodies such as conferences and symposia take place there, but despite this about 70% of the building remains empty.
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and entertainment complex. Citing costs, Prigoană said that the Romanian Parliament should move to a new building, since they occupied only 30% of the massive palace. While the proposal sparked debate in Romania, politician
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As of 2020, the Palace of the Parliament is valued at €4 billion, making it the most expensive administrative building in the world. The cost of heating, electricity, and lighting alone exceeds $ 6 million per year.
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soldiers and huge numbers of "volunteers". A controversy is how many people died, official data suggest 27 but individuals who worked or were forced to work here talk of a much higher number, some say thousands.
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more in line with the country's political stance and started a reconstruction plan of Bucharest based on the socialist realism style. The House of the Republic was the centrepiece of Ceaușescu's project. Named
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The building was constructed almost entirely of materials of Romanian origin. Among the few exceptions are the doors of Nicolae Bălcescu Hall, received by Ceaușescu as a gift from his friend
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to pay the foreign debt. In 1989, the building costs were estimated at US$ 1.75 billion, and in 2006 at US$ 3 billion. In 1990, Australian-born business and media magnate
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Uranus Hill was leveled, and the Uranus-Izvor neighborhood was destroyed so the building could be erected. The area had also been home to the National Archives,
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visit in 1971. Ceaușescu decided to implement similar policies in his country, with the stated goal of turning Romania into a "multilaterally developed
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aiming to hoist a huge flag was cancelled following public protests. A flag already hoisted outside the building was also removed after the protests.
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A restaurant inside the palace, accessible only to politicians, was refurbished. Since 1998, the building has also housed an office for the Regional
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The palace's floor area of 365,000 m (3,930,000 sq ft) makes it the world's third-largest administrative building after
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sued the Chamber of Deputies for using images of the iconic building without authorization. The chamber was accused of
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The Palace of the Parliament has featured in a variety of films, most famously as the Vatican in the 2018 horror film
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purposes, Petrescu's heirs have clearly set out that any commercial use of the building's image is subject to a 2%
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While legal experts state that no restrictions exist for tourists wishing to photograph the iconic building for
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Between 20,000 and 100,000 people worked on the site and project, operating in three shifts made up of 5,000
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carried out by Ceaușescu, who was impressed by the societal organization and mass adulation he saw in
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Known for its ornate interior composed of 23 sections, the palace houses the two chambers of the
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Although the Palace of the Parliament was financed from public funds and the architects did
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events, including the 2011 Drift Grand Prix Romania, which brought together professional
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The works were carried out with forced labour in addition to soldiers, minimizing costs.
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View from the palace. For its construction, the Uranus-Izvor neighborhood was demolished.
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owned by the chief architect through the depiction of the palace from different angles.
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The construction of the Palace of the Parliament was the most extreme expression of the
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Palace of Parliament – Chamber of Deputies, Bucharest at Google Cultural Institute
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depicting the building's image. In other lawsuits, the heirs claimed violation of
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A systematization project had existed since the 1930s (during the time of King
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in 2009, titled "Romanian GT Road Trip to Find the Transfagarasan Highway".
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tried to buy the building for US$ 1 billion, but his bid was rejected.
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of political worship and adoration increased considerably for him and
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and the second of two long-ruling heads of state in the country since
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had started construction on a similarly monumental residence, the
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World's largest civilian building with an administrative function
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Palace of Parliament - Bucharest International Conference Centre
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240 m (790 ft) long, 270 m (890 ft) wide
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when under construction, the palace became widely known as
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Palace of the Parliament as photographed from Union Avenue
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Since 1994, the palace has housed the lower house of the
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During the 1980s, the Romanian government implemented
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700 architects under the direction of chief architect
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
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The old Palace of the Chamber of Deputies is now the
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The palace has also been the background for several
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Palatul Parlamentului

Postmodern
Neoclassical
Bucharest
Coordinates
44°25′39″N 26°5′15″E / 44.42750°N 26.08750°E / 44.42750; 26.08750
Anca Petrescu
Romanian
Parliament of Romania
Dealul Spirii
Bucharest
architect
Anca Petrescu
Neoclassical
socialist realism
Nicolae Ceaușescu
president
Communist Romania
World War II
personality cult
his family
Parliament of Romania
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
National Museum of Contemporary Art
Romanian Revolution
Palace of the Patriarchate
Sector 5
Dealul Spirii

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