To understand the history of this place and also, if you give any credence to the rumours surrounding its construction, this is a scary, scary place. It's ugly, it's huge and in dominates everything around it, probably somewhat like the regime that caused it to be.

Intriguing and hideous but this has to be seen to be appreciated.. Not a souvenir stand to be seen or shop selling so much as a postcard..where else could you find that in Europe ..very tricky to get in ..tried several times with no success.

The scale and styling of this building are utterly mind-blowing. It's like no other building in the world and, while most people today recognise its construction as an abomination, it still needs to be seen. We took the full tour, which was worth the fee and good value for money. Our tourguide was knowledgable and honest about her feelings and... More

Huge building (second largest building in the world after Pentagon), make sure you get the 1.5 hour tour as it gives you the opportunity to check the Palace balcony looking over Buchrest 's(Champs-Élysées), unfortunately the revolution didn't give Ceaușescu's enough time to enjoy his morning coffee from the Balcony! It is worth taking a tour around the city before visiting... More

I didn't have chance to see it from inside since it was closed but from outside it looked very grandiose - it is second building in the world by volume, right after Pentagon.

The outside of this building is austere and very much a Soviet Union type building, but inside is lavish and decadent. It was completed after the revolution and the cost fell on the Rumanians which we thought strange as they probably needed the money to try and rebuild their country, but obviously the building had gone too far to stop.... More

Impressive for size and opulence. Seems like autocratic rulers have to engage in excess before they fall: The czars and the Winter Palace, the Bourbons and Versailles, Ceausescu and the Parliament. A tour of just a tiny portion of the building takes an hour.

Our tour guide was mediocre at best. We heard about carpets, curtains and chandeliers, but nothing about the history of this building or the circumstances under which it was built. We learned nothing of the building's current function, except that every room we saw could be used for receptions or concerts. The building gave an eery sense that its past... More

No trip to Bucharest would be complete without visiting here, if only to marvel at the sheer scale of it. We took the short tour, one and a half hours, and during that time we saw only 5% of it! don't forget to take your passport for security purposes.