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  Location: The Carol Parc Hotel is a luxury hotel, set in a gorgeous panoramic position in Bucharest, within a short walking distance of the city's historic center, in a pleasant and quiet neighborhood, next to the largest and oldest park of Bucharest. The stunning panoramic views from the hotel, the lavish interior design, the 24-hour personalized service, the wood-burning fireplaces and the charming terraces, all guarantee a high quality accommodation. On-site amenities include the Poem restaurant, the Piano Club Lounge, the bar located on the hotel tower, a meeting room, complimentary wireless Internet connection in the public areas, Limousine and Mercedes services, and private guarded parking. The 24-hours reception provides useful information about Bucharest and its surroundings. How to reach Carol Parc Hotel: By car From the North of Bucharest, follow the large tree-lined boulevard Lascar Catargiu, pass Piata Romana, keeping straight on Boulevard Magheru. Keep strai...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cotroceni Palace is a palace in Bucharest which is the residence of the President of Romania, located at Bulevardul Geniului, nr. 1. On Cotroceni Hill, in 1679, Şerban Cantacuzino built a monastery. This was the place where a palace was built by French architect Paul Gottereau for King Carol I of the Romanians in 1888. In 1977, Nicolae Ceauşescu made the palace a guest house, and the old church of Cantacuzino was demolished in 1985. Since 1991, Cotroceni Palace has been the residence of the Romanian President. The National Cotroceni Museum is open to the public.   During the time when Ion Iliescu was president, the press reported that an owl had settled in the park which surrounds Cotroceni Palace. In Romanian folklore, an owl is said to be a funerary bird that announces the imminent death of somebody, as the hooting of the owl is likened to a mourning call. For this reason, it is alleged that a hunter was hired to shoot the owl. The Cotrocen...

The Palace of Parliament , as the People's Palace is officially called, is the second largest, according to the  Guinness  Book of Records, as the largest civilian administrative building; the most expensive administrative building; and the heaviest building.   It has 1,100 rooms; is 12 stories above ground with at least 4 underground; used 700 architects; cost over $10 billion to build; and has 480 chandeliers.  The marble, crystals, carpets and most of the building materials came from Romania and were beautifully crafted by their people.   But rather than being the pride of Romania, today it stands mostly empty and still controversial. The Palace was conceived by Nicolae Ceausescu, who had worked his way up through the Communist party in Romania to become the Secretary General in 1965 and President in 1974.  At first, he reached out to form stronger relationships with the West, but after visits to North Korea and Mao's China, he began more re...

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