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Visit at the Palace of the Parliament

General facts

 

Total floor area: 330,000 m² (2nd administrative building in the world, after the Pentagon)

Volume: 2,550,000 m³ (3rd in the world)

Mass: over 4,500,000 tons (1st in the world)

Length: 270m

Width: 245m

Height: 86m (above the ground)

 

2,800 chandeliers

220,000 m² of carpets

Approximately 1000 rooms in use.

The Union Room ("Sala Unirii") - the largest room in the building

Area: 2200mp

Height: 16m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View from the balcony on the first floor.
COMMENTS
Paul said at 2:21 p.m. on Jan 2, 2007:
Thanks, Reta. These days they have the so called "open gates" at the Palace of the Parliament. But I think it may be visited at any other time. There are 2800 chandeliers made of 3500 tons of crystal. Ceausescu was a genuine megalomaniac.
James_xxx said at 8:12 a.m. on Jan 3, 2007:
Ceusescu was a true romanian!
Paul said at 8:15 a.m. on Jan 3, 2007:
No doubt about this, James, but what do you mean?
Eduardo.affonso said at 11:54 a.m. on Jan 18, 2007:
I remember this building as a huge, dark and ugly building, but it does look great here... About Nicolae C., I'm sure he was a true Romanian (he was born there) - but I am sure mankind will remember him as one of the worst disasters that ever happened to that beautiful country.
Paul said at 12:05 p.m. on Jan 18, 2007:
Eduardo, thanks for the kind words.
I admire the fact that you know so much about Romania. Too bad this is not true for me and Brazil, but I hope I'll change this aspect in the not so far future.
Dr.Garibaldi said at 12:35 p.m. on Feb 8, 2007:
Nice shots Paul, your attention to details is impressive. Nice panoramic compositions as well. Although it is hard to shoot inside The Palace of Parliament (as in every large scale rooms), due to the custom WB settings a photographer must take care of, your frames look sharp and well exposed. Nice work!
Paul said at 2:31 p.m. on Feb 8, 2007:
Thanks, doc. You're far too kind. I've been a little WB settings sloppy. :)
Jerii said at 5:51 p.m. on Nov 18, 2007:
An incredible building nicely photographed.
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