The Untold Stories of Communist Bucharest

Itinerary
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Stop At: Palace of Parliament, Strada Izvor 2-4, Bucharest 050711 Romania

You will find out the amazing facts about The Palace of Parliament, why and how it was built and all about Ceausescu's crazy dream. We do not enter inside the building.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Romanian Academy House, Calea 13 Septembrie 57-55, București, Romania

Built at the same time with the Parliament in order to please the wife of the dictator, that was dreaming to become the lead scientist of the country even though she was low educated.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Palatul Bragadiru, Calea Rahovei 147-153, Bucharest 050892 Romania

Find out the story of the rich man Bragadiru and how all his goods and businesses were confiscated by communists. This was applied to all businesses in the '50s, they all became state owned.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Antim Monastery, Strada Mitropolit Antim Ivireanu 29, Bucharest 040111 Romania

A monastery built in 18th century, that escaped from the demolition done during communism and a part of it was actually moved entirely just to fulfill the big plans of the dictator.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Bulevardul Unirii 14, București 030167, Romania

The boulevard that was built in front of the Palace of Parliament and all his secrets.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Revolution Square (Piata Revolutiei), Calea Victoriei Boulevard, Bucharest Romania

The place where Ceausescu had his last speech and where the revolution started in Bucharest on 21st of December 1989.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: University of Bucharest, Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 4-12, București 030018, Romania

The small square next to the University bears the name of 21st of December 1989, because this is where most part of the Romanian revolution took place. Find out the details about post communist Romania and the mistakes that we made on our way to democracy.

Duration: 15 minutes