Communism Walking Tour from Lenin to Ceausescu in Bucharest

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1. You will start in front of the second biggest administrative building in the world, Palace of the Parliament, which is part of the last megalomaniac communist project.

   20 min

2. Part of the old city it was almost demolished in order to make space for the new Socialist Victory Boulevard.

   15 min

3. Inspired by Garnier Opera from Paris, this place is tied to the start of democracy in Romania but also to the start of the communist movement.

   20 min

4. Built during the 1980s, part of the Socialist Victory boulevard, this landmark is now a marvel with it's Dancing Fountains.

   20 min

5. Considered the symbol of the old regime, this place became abandoned during the communist era.

   15 min

6. Romania was the only country from the communist block that ended in a bloody revolution, most of the victims were shot in this square.

   15 min

7. Now the National Art Museum, this place functioned as the winter residence of Romania's Royal family but during the first years of communism it became the Palace of the Republic and a protocol building.

   15 min

8. One of the most representative building in Bucharest, we proudly printed it on the 5 lei bill.

   5 min

9. The main building in this square was the Central Committee of the Communist Party, from which Nicolae Ceausescu held his last speech in front of the Romanian people.

   25 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Bucharest

• Its from-price is 89% below the median of the 1326 experiences we list in Bucharest.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 94 of 1326.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Bucharest

Belle-époque boulevards, Orthodox churches and communist-era monuments meet around a busy old town in Bucharest, Romania's capital.

The vast Palace of the Parliament, among the largest administrative buildings in the world, dominates the centre as a striking legacy of the Ceaușescu era. Calea Victoriei, the grand avenue, leads past the domed Romanian Athenaeum concert hall, the former Royal Palace that houses the National Museum of Art, and Revolution Square, where the events of 1989 unfolded.

Top-ranked sights in Bucharest: Palace of Parliament (Palatul Parlamentului), Revolution Square (Piata Revolutiei), Arcul de Triumf (Arch of Triumph).

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