Sightseeing in

Bucharest

by Constantinescu Ciprian and Ruscanu Mihai

Palace of the Parliament

• The Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, Romania, is a multi-purpose building. The Palace was designed by architect AncaPetrescu.

• According to the World Records Academy, the Palace is the world's largest civilian building with an administrative function, most expensive administrative building and heaviest building.

• It is located on DealulMitropoliei, near Izvor park.

Museum of Romanian Peasant

• The Museum of the Romanian

Peasant is a museum in Bucharest,

Romania, with a collection of textiles

(especially costumes), icons,

ceramics, and other artifacts of

Romanian peasant life. One of

Europe's leading museums of

popular arts and traditions, it was

designated "European Museum of

the Year" for 1996.

• Located on Șoseaua Kiseleff, near

Piaţa Victoriei, the museum falls

under the patronage of the

Romanian Ministry of Culture. Its

collection includes over 100,000

objects.

The National Village Museum

• The Village Museum is an open-air ethnographic museum located in the HerastrauPark(Bucharest , Romania), showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 m2, and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania.

• It was created in 1936 by Dimitrie Gusti , Victor Ion Popa and Henri H. Stahl.

The National Museum of

Romanian History

• The National Museum is a

museum on Calea Victoriei in

Bucharest, Romania, which

contains Romanian historical

artifacts from prehistoric times

up to modern times.

• The permanent displays include

a plaster cast of the entirety of

Trajan's Column, the Romanian

Crown Jewels, and the

Pietroasele treasure.