Corina’s guidebook
Sightseeing
World's largest civilian building with an administrative function.
World's most expensive administrative building.
World's heaviest building.
As of 2020, the Palace of the Parliament is valued at €4 billion making it the most expensive administrative building in the world.
The cost of heating, electricity and lighting alone exceeds $6 million per year, comparable to the total cost of powering a medium-sized city.
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Parlamentspalast
7 Bulevardul Nicolae BălcescuWorld's largest civilian building with an administrative function.
World's most expensive administrative building.
World's heaviest building.
As of 2020, the Palace of the Parliament is valued at €4 billion making it the most expensive administrative building in the world.
The cost of heating, electricity and lighting alone exceeds $6 million per year, comparable to the total cost of powering a medium-sized city.
The Bucharest Botanical Garden,now named after its founder, Dimitrie Brândză, is located in the Cotroceni neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania. It has a surface of 18.2 hectares (45.0 acres),[1] including 4,000 square metres (1 acre) of greenhouses, and has more than 10,000 species of plants.
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Bucharest Botanical Garden
32 Șoseaua CotroceniThe Bucharest Botanical Garden,now named after its founder, Dimitrie Brândză, is located in the Cotroceni neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania. It has a surface of 18.2 hectares (45.0 acres),[1] including 4,000 square metres (1 acre) of greenhouses, and has more than 10,000 species of plants.
The building that currently houses the bookstore was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Chrissoveloni bankers family. During the first few decades of its existence the building housed the Chrissoveloni Bank headquarters, and afterwards it became a general store. At the end of the 1990s and early 2000s the building fell into decay, up until 2015 when a five year long rehabilitation, strengthening and conversion project was complete.
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Cărturești Carusel
55 Strada LipscaniThe building that currently houses the bookstore was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Chrissoveloni bankers family. During the first few decades of its existence the building housed the Chrissoveloni Bank headquarters, and afterwards it became a general store. At the end of the 1990s and early 2000s the building fell into decay, up until 2015 when a five year long rehabilitation, strengthening and conversion project was complete.
The National Museum of Romanian History is a museum located on Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times. The museum is located inside the former Postal Services Palace, which also houses a philatelic museum. With a surface of over 8,000 square meters, the museum has approx. 60 valuable exhibition rooms.
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Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
12 Calea VictorieiThe National Museum of Romanian History is a museum located on Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times. The museum is located inside the former Postal Services Palace, which also houses a philatelic museum. With a surface of over 8,000 square meters, the museum has approx. 60 valuable exhibition rooms.
Food scene
Bucharest offers an Old Town area that is pleasant to stroll around. There is a combination of restaurants, old churches, narrow streets and historic buildings.
Bucharest Old Town is nowadays greatly appreciated for its spicy and energetic nightlife. Once the sun sets, the dynamic city transforms and is able to offer a multitude of opportunities for leisure and entertainment to suit all tastes and preferences.
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Old Town
Bucharest offers an Old Town area that is pleasant to stroll around. There is a combination of restaurants, old churches, narrow streets and historic buildings.
Bucharest Old Town is nowadays greatly appreciated for its spicy and energetic nightlife. Once the sun sets, the dynamic city transforms and is able to offer a multitude of opportunities for leisure and entertainment to suit all tastes and preferences.
Caru' cu Bere (aka Carul cu Bere; "the beer wagon") is a bar and restaurant on Stavropoleos Street in the Lipscani district of Bucharest, Romania.[1] The business was originally opened as a brewery in 1879 by Ioan Căbăşan and his nephews, Ion, Gheorghe, and Nicolae Mircea. They were originally citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and from Cața, Transylvania.[2][3] In 1889, Căbăşan assigned his lease to his eldest nephew, Ion. Ion died later that same year and was replaced in the family firm by the youngest sibling, Víctor.
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Caru' cu bere
5 Strada StavropoleosCaru' cu Bere (aka Carul cu Bere; "the beer wagon") is a bar and restaurant on Stavropoleos Street in the Lipscani district of Bucharest, Romania.[1] The business was originally opened as a brewery in 1879 by Ioan Căbăşan and his nephews, Ion, Gheorghe, and Nicolae Mircea. They were originally citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and from Cața, Transylvania.[2][3] In 1889, Căbăşan assigned his lease to his eldest nephew, Ion. Ion died later that same year and was replaced in the family firm by the youngest sibling, Víctor.
Grand Café Van Gogh is located on Smardan Street at number 9, next to Romania’s National Bank headquarters. Its location, one of the best in Bucharest’s Old Town, has made it very popular for expats as well as locals who pass through the area.
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Grand Café Van Gogh
9 Strada SmârdanGrand Café Van Gogh is located on Smardan Street at number 9, next to Romania’s National Bank headquarters. Its location, one of the best in Bucharest’s Old Town, has made it very popular for expats as well as locals who pass through the area.
Manuc's Inn was, until it was recently shut for restoration and refurbishment, the oldest operating hotel building in Bucharest, Romania; it also housed a popular restaurant, several bars, a coffee-house, and (facing the street) several stores and an extensive bar. Its massive, multiply balconied courtyard hosted many performances and fairs and was a popular place for Romanian television crews to shoot folkloric performances.
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Manuc's Inn
62 Strada HalelorManuc's Inn was, until it was recently shut for restoration and refurbishment, the oldest operating hotel building in Bucharest, Romania; it also housed a popular restaurant, several bars, a coffee-house, and (facing the street) several stores and an extensive bar. Its massive, multiply balconied courtyard hosted many performances and fairs and was a popular place for Romanian television crews to shoot folkloric performances.
Favorite shopping &leisure place
With approximately 90,000 sqm of gross leasable area, AFI Cotroceni is Romania's largest shopping mall. It is located in the central-western part of the city.
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AFI Cotroceni
4 Bulevardul General Paul TeodorescuWith approximately 90,000 sqm of gross leasable area, AFI Cotroceni is Romania's largest shopping mall. It is located in the central-western part of the city.