Ceausescu execution site opens to the public

3.5K views · 52 reactions | The Palace of the People in Bucharest (now Palatul Parlamentului) is one of the largest administrative buildings in the world and was built under Nicolae Ceaușescu in the 1980s. It is considered a symbol of the regime's megalomania: gigantic, ostentatious and extremely expensive. The construction consumed enormous resources, while large sections of the population suffered from supply shortages. | Decay Addiction | Facebook

Yesterday I toured the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest — and it absolutely took my breath away. 🇷🇴 It’s one of the largest and most extravagant buildings in the world — second only to the Pentagon in size — and officially the heaviest building ever constructed. Built during the final years of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s communist regime, it was meant to display Romania’s power and pride. Construction began in 1984, employing more than 20,000 workers and 700 architects, using almost entirely Roma