Hey everyone, first of all I would like to wish you all a pleasant week and hope you have a day so far which has brought some interesting experiences into your life! Today it's time for me to share an experience with you which I made on my trip in Bucharest.
The capital of Romania Bucharest is known for its diverse culture and is not without reason referred to as a second Paris which is full of various architectural masterpieces. I enjoyed my time there very much and spent a total of five days there and think it was a perfect time to look at the most important things of the city, which definitely includes the parliament, which I decided to visit on the first day. The place connects different things with each other and everyone who is interested in art, politics or history will definitely get their entrance fee worth here and I was especially pleased that it was possible not only to visit it from the outside, but also to take a look inside and take a tour there. I was there a little earlier because I had oriented myself on the Internet according to the indicated times, but I still had to wait until 10 am to start the tour, which was no problem for me and I spent the waiting time visiting the National Opera and exploring the park in front of the parliament. A man had recommended me to reserve the visit in advance, but I experienced that this was not necessary and I could buy the ticket at the ticket shop inside the parliament without much trouble and of course there are certain security precautions and before I could start the tour, I had to go through a security check.
The employee of the parliament who led the tour spoke fluent English and was also very accommodating and explained the whole history as well as all other aspects that belong to the parliament very well and I felt very welcome. I can certainly imagine that during the high season it's much more visited and in this case I would also recommend to book in advance but as already mentioned, this is not necessary at this time. The tour lasted about an hour and the prices of the ticket vary depending on the age group and a more normal ticket for an adult costs about 60 ron which is really fair for all what is offered. The parliament building is known worldwide and is also considered one of the heaviest and most beautiful administration buildings in the world and also the sums invested in the construction amount to considerable sums. The former dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918 - 1989) who had employed hundreds of different architects for the construction is considered to be built the parliament and at the time of construction there was probably a huge competition among the various architects who had ensured that many different influences flowed into the construction. The building looks luxurious and extremely magnificent both inside and outside and was in the past the venue for many important events that took place on a political level and also some rooms within the palace are rented out at regular intervals for events. It was a special experience for me to visit the parliament and since my experiences were very positive, I would recommend to every visitor of the city to go to the parliament which was built in the style of Neoclassicism and also to make a guided tour there.
Many thanks for the visit and I hope you could learn something new about this unique place! I captured these pictures with my Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens and iPhone 16.
