Palace of Parliament Bucharest Skip-the-line Tickets with Guide & Audio Guide

Get the best of both worlds: join a live English-speaking guided tour for an in-depth walk-through, and add a multilingual audio guide to explore at your own pace afterward or recap what you learned.

Getting started

Bypass long ticket queues and crowds with skip-the-line access to the Palace of Parliament, Bucharest. After the mandatory security, ID, and bag checks with metal detectors, you can begin your tour right away.

What to expect

The Palace of Parliament was built between 1984 and 1997, Romania’s turbulent years under communist rule. Your English-speaking guide will show you around the opulent building, including the lavishly decorated ballroom, over 500 chandeliers, 1,400 mirrors, and the Dictator’s Balcony with its grand views of the Fountains Boulevard.

Discover more of the palace on a self-paced tour with an audio guide in a language of your preference. Available in five languages—English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish—the audio guide is full of rich detail and in-depth insights about the history and impressive architecture of this monumental building. Learn about its construction under Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, its massive size (it’s the heaviest building in the world, weighing more than 4 million tonnes!), and fascinating facts like its eight underground levels, nuclear bunker, and secret catacombs. Explore at your convenience, focusing on what captures your attention the most!