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Bucharest: Parliament Palace Skip-the-line Ticket

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Bucharest: Parliament Palace Skip-the-line Ticket
4.1 out of 5 stars
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1314 reviews

Explore the largest building in Europe on this comprehensive tour of Romania's Parliament. Discover the largest halls, unique interiors and opulent decorations in one of the most interesting buildings in Eastern Europe. Benefit from skip-the-line access.

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Amelia – United Kingdom

Great tour! The parliament was stunning and your guide very friendly and good information

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Yuri – Japan

The most efficient way to look around the building heaviest in the world. The guide while making a lot of jokes shared the background stories of the building. Fantastic!

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  • Explore the interiors of the 2nd largest building in the world
  • Explore the largest building in Europe on this comprehensive tour
  • Learn about the communist regime in Romania
  • Save time with a skip-the-line ticket

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Experience one of the top attractions during your visit to Bucharest, with a planned visit to the Parliament Palace. The Palace was ordered by Nicolae Ceaușescu, the dictator of Communist Romania and it was constructed between 1984-1997.


Started during the darkest period of communism, Ceausescu's mad dream became the largest building in Europe and the 2nd largest building in the world.

Start the tour by skipping the line with your fast-access ticket. Meet the Bucharest Parliament Official Guide, and begin your exploration of the building's interiors. Immerse yourself in the history and contemporary realities of this unique building during a captivating tour that covers 3 levels of the building.


 Begin on the ground floor where the entrance is located. Learn an array of mesmerizing facts including how the Palace has a height of 84 meters (276 ft), a floor area of 365,000 square meters (3,930,000 sq ft), and how it is the heaviest building in the world.

Then, head up to the 1st level where the main meeting rooms are located together with the Ballroom. 


As you admire the interiors and architecture, find out about how the building contains almost 500 chandeliers, over 1400 mirrors and ceiling lights, 35 million cubic feet of marble, and 32 million cubic feet of wood together with carpets and other decorations make this building a place like no other.


Listen to other mind-boggling facts including how the building has 8 underground levels, the last one being a nuclear bunker, linked to the main state institutions by 20 km of catacombs.

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  • Booking fee
  • Entrance ticket based on standard tour
  • Official guide
  • Hotel pick up and drop-off
  • Photo fees
  • Gratuities

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  • People with mobility impairments

Meeting point

Meet at "Senatul Romaniei" on the left side of the building. https://maps.app.goo.gl/htDYgaYsoKgqWmgd9

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What to bring

  • Passport

Know before you go

  • Please arrive 25 minutes before the tour starts to go through security check
  •  This tour is not recommended for people with limited mobility; you will climb about 200 steps in multiple flights during the course of your tour (not all at once); there is no elevator available

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Amelia – United KingdomJune 17, 2025 – Verified booking
Great tour! The parliament was stunning and your guide very friendly and good information
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Yuri – JapanJune 15, 2025 – Verified booking
The most efficient way to look around the building heaviest in the world. The guide while making a lot of jokes shared the background stories of the building. Fantastic!
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Andy – United KingdomJune 1, 2025 – Verified booking
Definitely worth doing this tour, only it's a hour long but the size of the the place is unreal. The tour only does 3% of the building and that shows the scale of the building. Our tour guide was amazing with lots of facts.

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