Palace of the Parliament

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The Palace of the Parliament is a colossal administrative building in Bucharest, Romania, known as one of the largest and heaviest buildings in the world and a symbol of the Ceaușescu era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
parliament building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Anca Petrescu ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical ⓘ
Socialist realism ⓘ
linked to: socialist realism

Totalitarian architecture ⓘ
city Bucharest ⓘ
commissionedBy Nicolae Ceaușescu ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1997 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1984 ⓘ
coordinates 44.4275°N 26.0875°E ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
floorArea approximately 365000 m² ⓘ
floorsAboveGround 12 ⓘ
floorsBelowGround 8 ⓘ
formerName Casa Poporului ⓘ
House of the People ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of India
function seat of the Parliament of Romania ⓘ
hasBallrooms yes ⓘ
hasBunker yes ⓘ
hasConferenceRooms yes ⓘ
hasUndergroundLevels yes ⓘ
height approximately 84 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic monument of Romania ⓘ
houses Chamber of Deputies of Romania ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Romania ⓘ
Romanian Legislative Council ⓘ
Senate of Romania ⓘ
knownFor being one of the heaviest buildings in the world ⓘ
being one of the largest administrative buildings in the world ⓘ
extravagant and monumental architecture ⓘ
symbol of the Ceaușescu era ⓘ
locatedIn Bucharest ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Sector 5, Bucharest ⓘ
locatedOn Dealul Arsenalului ⓘ
materialUsed Romanian marble ⓘ
crystal chandeliers ⓘ
wood from Romanian forests ⓘ
namedAfter Parliament of Romania ⓘ
numberOfRooms over 1000 ⓘ
operator Chamber of Deputies of Romania ⓘ
owner Romanian state ⓘ
partlyHouses Museum of Communist Totalitarianism (planned/hosted exhibitions) ⓘ
National Museum of Contemporary Art (Romania) ⓘ
touristVisitsPerYear hundreds of thousands of visitors ⓘ
usedFor cultural events and exhibitions ⓘ
international conferences ⓘ
official state ceremonies ⓘ
volume approximately 2,550,000 m³ ⓘ

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Bucharest → hasLandmark → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
People’s Salvation Cathedral → near → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Palace of the Parliament → formerName → Casa Poporului ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Parliament
Sector 1 → containsPart → Romanian Government headquarters ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Parliament
Dâmbovița River → nearbyStructure → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Parliament of Romania → meetingPlace → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Senate of Romania → seat → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Senate of Romania → meetsAt → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies of Romania → seat → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies of Romania → meetsIn → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Dealul Arsenalului → hasLandmark → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Palace of the Patriarchate → locatedNear → Romanian Parliament Palace (Palatul Parlamentului) ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Parliament
Constitutional Court of Romania → building → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Sector 5, Bucharest → contains → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Sector 5, Bucharest → hasLandmark → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Anca Petrescu → notableWork → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Anca Petrescu → designed → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
Anca Petrescu → designed → House of the People (Palace of the Parliament) ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Parliament
Anca Petrescu → associatedWith → Palace of the Parliament project ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Parliament
Anca Petrescu → hasWork → Palace of the Parliament ⓘ
National Museum of Contemporary Art (Romania) → partOf → Palace of the Parliament complex ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Parliament