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Parliament Palace
Type:
Cultural
Price from:
25 EUR /person
Phone:
0040.723.21.44.91
Fax:
0040.21.330.6439
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
10 hours
Location Start:
Your Hotel or Airport
Location Finish:
Your Hotel or Airport
Start time:
09.00 am
End time:
07.00 pm
We Speak:
English, French
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Last updated: 09/03/2006

Discover the architectural contrasts of the former Little Paris! Amazing museums, beautiful parks, theatres, boutiques and antiquity galleries! See all tourist objectives in 2 full days sightseeing.

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Parliament Palace Patriarchal Cathedral National Art Museum New Downtown Interior Cismigiu Park

Itinerary

Day 1

BUCHAREST SIGHSEEING DAY 2:
COTROCENI MUSEUM: Built in the 19th century for Queen Mary (1891-1893), the palace has also played host to the Ceausescus. You will like the tour of Romanian Royal family's collections. At the end of the tour you see the inscription sitting over the door of the ruin cursing the head of whoever dared to destroy it. In between, the whims and inspirations of Queen Marie betray a prolific, charming executor of rather banal art.
PALACE OF PARLIAMENT: What is Romania's most famous building, known as „Casa Poporului” or People's Palace, was built during the darkest days of the Ceausescu regime. Standing 84m above ground level on 12 floors, and 92m underground, the building has long been shrouded in mystery, rumour and hyperbole. Originally designed to house almost all the organs of the communist state, it today plays host to the Romanian Parliament, few state authorities and a modern well equipped conference & exhibition center. You will see plenty of grand staircases, marble-plated halls and conference rooms, while you'll also have the chance to go on the balcony, which offers a defining view oh Bucharest. After the 1989 revolution there were plans to blow the building up, but the cost of explosives proved prohibitive. Instead, the building was adapted to house the Romanian Parliament as well as conference and exhibitions centre. A part of the building, however, remains unused.
BUCHAREST NEW DOWNTOWN: Known as Civic Center, it was made by destruction of an entire district of the capital in the name of socialism during the latest years of Ceausescu regime. It was finished after the 1989 Revolution. During the last years, have appeared a lot of glass and steel office buildings.
THE PATRIARCHAL CATHEDRAL: Set a top one of the city's few hills, known as Mitripolia, the Patriarchal Cathedral has been the centerpiece of the Romanian orthodox faith since the seventeenth century. Built between 1654 and 1658 to a design based on Curtea de Arges Monastery, near Pitesti, it has undergone a number of facelifts, but the overwhelming majority of the cathedrals structure is the original.
PEASANT MUSEUM: Most of the people think that the Peasant Museum is the best museum in Bucharest and one of the best in the country. Well laid out halls and presented exhibits tell you all you need to know about the diverse and fascinating history of life around the country over the past few centuries. If you like what you see, and you will, you can visit the excellent museum shop.

Extra Information

Inclusions -
City Guide
Exclusions -
lunch
Extras -
PRICES: 50 Euros for 1 person!
65 for 2 persons!!
75 for 3 persons!!!

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