Palace
Palace of the Parliament
Bucharest, Romania
Vast building from the communist era, one of the heaviest and biggest administrative buildings in the world.
Square · Romania · Bucharest
Revolution Square
The square where the 1989 revolution reached its climax.
Free to enter about 30 min
For storytellers
Why Revolution Square matters
This is where Nicolae Ceausescu gave his last speech from a balcony in December 1989, before the crowd turned against him. Today the square holds a memorial to the victims of the revolution, plus the former party headquarters, a university library and the Athenee Palace nearby. It's a quiet place to pause and think about modern Romanian history.
Talking points
- The balcony of the old party headquarters is on the north side.
- A memorial honours the people who died in 1989.
- It lies on Calea Victoriei, the grand avenue.
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