Step back in time and explore Romania’s communist past on a private tour of Bucharest. Discover how people lived under the restrictions of communism and learn about the ideology behind it.
- Piaka Revolukiei - It was here, at around 10:30 on December 21, 1989, that the Nicolae Ceausescu regime began to crumble. A large crowd of well over 100,000 people which had been brought in to dutifully cheer Ceausescu in the time-honored way in fact jeered him – on live television. The dictator’s astonished face when he realizes he is being booed is captured on video seconds before transmission is cut and the Romanian revolution begins.
A white marble triangle, with the inscription Glorie martirilor nostri (Glory to our martyrs) points (slightly inaccurately) to the low balcony above the entrance of the former Central Committee building (today the Ministry of Internal Affairs) from where Ceausescu held his last public speech. He fled – by helicopter – from the roof of the building late the next morning.
- Ceausescu Mansion - The “Ceauşescu Mansion” was for a quarter of a century (1965-1989) the private residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu and of their children, Nicu, Zoia, and Valentin.
Built in the mid-1960s and known at the time as the “Spring Palace”, the mansion was enlarged between 1970 and 1972. The preferred choice for the design of the Ceauşescu family’s residence was Aron Grimberg-Solari (born 1928). The architecture of the palace is complemented by landscaping conceived by the architect Robert Woll (who was also the main furniture designer for the house) and the landscape engineer Teodosiu.
The spatial qualities and balanced volumes of the Ceaușescu Mansion are striking, as is its luxurious and comfortable interior, the work of the architects Robert Woll and Agrippa Popescu.
- House of the Free Press - The House of the Free Press in Bucharest was built following the Russian architectural style.
- Palace of Parliament - Exterior only
- Air-conditioned private transport
- Free on-board WiFi
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off in Bucharest
- Entrance tickets to Ceaușescu mansion - 11€
This exclusive expedition will transport you back to communist Romania, over three decades ago.
Discover the living conditions of the residents at the time and the constraints imposed on them.
Communism represents an economic, political, and social doctrine and wave intent on setting up a communist society - an economic structure built upon the concept of communal ownership of the ways to create goods, with no social hierarchy, capital, or governing authority.
Romanian officially adopted the communist regime from 1947 till 1989.
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