Discover one of Romania’s most extraordinary landmarks from the inside with skip-the-ticket-line access and an approximately 1-hour guided visit. After completing the mandatory security procedures, step inside the monumental Palace of Parliament, a building whose extraordinary scale has made it one of Bucharest’s most recognisable landmarks.
Built during Nicolae Ceaușescu’s communist regime, the Palace was conceived as the centerpiece of a dramatic transformation of the Romanian capital. Its vast interiors were created using enormous quantities of Romanian marble, crystal, wood, carpets, and other materials. Follow an official Palace of Parliament guide through impressive ceremonial halls, monumental staircases, corridors, and richly decorated rooms while discovering the fascinating and controversial history behind the building.
Learn about its construction, architecture, Romania’s communist period, and the Palace’s role today as an active government building. Because the Palace of Parliament remains an operational government building, the exact route and rooms visited may change without prior notice due to parliamentary activities, official events, or security requirements.
