palace of the parliament, bucharest, romania

landmark palace estate building architecture ruins monument mansion castle tourism plaza waterway monastery garden parliament bucharest romania palatul parlamentului republic's house casa republicii people's poporului seat located atop dealul spirii national capital designed supervised chief architect anca petrescu team approximately 700 architects constructed period years 1984–97 socialist realist modernist neoclassical architectural forms styles nicolae ceausescu monumental giant famous communism bulevardul unirii postmodern bucuresti largest expensive