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Attraction · Bucharest · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest

Palace of the Parliament is an attraction in Bucharest. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 9 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 460 m you'll find a bench and a water point.

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Audio tour · Palace of the Parliament

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You're standing at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest. Try to take in the whole building at once. It's almost impossible. With a floor area of 365,000 square metres, this is one of the largest buildings in the world. It stands 84 metres tall, and another eight levels go down underground. Some sources even call it the heaviest building on Earth. It sinks a few millimetres every year under its own weight.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Mar-Oct 09:00-17:00; Nov-Feb 10:00-16:00

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Palace of the Parliament

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 9 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

University Square
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University Square · 1.4 km

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Photo: Aleksandr Osipov from Ukraine · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Romanian Atheneum
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Romanian Atheneum · 1.7 km

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Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum · 4.9 km

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House of Free Press
AttractionAudio story · 3 min

House of Free Press · 6.1 km

Stavropoleos Monastery
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Stavropoleos Monastery · 1 km

Hear the story of University Square on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 5 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1National History MuseumMuseum · 900 m away
  2. 2The Old Court Princely PalaceAttraction · 1.2 km away
  3. 3National Museum of Art of RomaniaMuseum · 1.6 km away
  4. 4Carol I Central University LibraryAttraction · 1.6 km away
  5. 5"Dimitrie Brandza" Botanic GardenMuseum · 2 km away
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Frequently asked questions

When is Palace of the Parliament open?

Mar-Oct 09:00-17:00; Nov-Feb 10:00-16:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 460 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Palace of the Parliament, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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