The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest is big - I mean really big. I had arrived the day before a conference and had a few hours free for a stroll around the capital city of Romania. I knew this building was meant to be impressive, so I sought it out.
This monstrous vanity project of Romania's former dictator, Nicolae Ceauşescu, is meant to be one of the largest buildings in the world. So vast is the building that it is only partially occupied and still not fully complete. It currently houses the Romanian parliament (Chamber of Deputies and Senate). There are also a couple of museums (including the National Museum of Contemporary Art), some conference halls and room for lots lots more.
It is situated right in the the centre of the city (where a large proportion of the historic centre was cleared to allow it to be built) and is definitely worth a viewing, if only to see what an infinite ego and a whole country's resources can produce.
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