Private Tour of Communist Bucharest

Sightseeing  :  Romania  :  Bucharest  :  Bucharest  :  City Tours

This private tour of Communist Bucharest unfolds the recent history of Romania's capital city, focusing on the communist regime which reshaped Bucharest after the Second World Word until December 1989 Revolution. A 1930's middle class quarter was transformed by the communist dignitaries into a seclusive elitist neighborhood, where the communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu used to live. Another historical old quarter was leveled for the construction of the House of People, known today as the Palace of Parliament, the Guinness Book featured building was meant to house the most important public institutions. Romania was a communist country for about four decades, the legacy of which can still be seen in Bucharest today. Hidden from the eyes of those who don't know the city's history, is Nicolae Ceausescu's house, surrounded by embassies, fancy restaurants and 21st century residential buildings. Next to Floreasca Lake's shore, the Spring Palace, named after the quarter where is situated, was like a fortress, heavily guarded by the secret police. In the 1980's the entire street was blocked to prevent the locals from passing by the dictator's property. Famous worldwide after being mentioned by Guinness Book as the second largest administrative building in the world, the former House of People is today one of the most popular attractions in Bucharest. Known as the Palace of Parliament, the epic 365,000 square meter building rises above the communist block of flats on the right bank of Dambovita River. In the early 80s as many as 50,000 people were evicted from their homes. The historical buildings and old churches were leveled for Ceausescu's project, along with some of the most picturesque of narrow cobbled stone streets. During your one hour tour inside the building, you'll learn how this gigantic project took shape in just five years.