BUCHAREST 573

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Bulevardul Libertăţii. Map C5.

@ 136, 385. n (021) 414

1426. 
      

      10am–4pm daily. &

      
      

      8 - = http://www.cdep.ro
      The National Museum of
      Contemporary Art Tel (021)
      318 9137. # 10am–6pm
      Wed–Sun. & http://www.mnac.ro

      
      

STAR FEATURES

. Alexandra Ioan
Cuza Hall
. Unification Hall
. Palace Theatre
. Palace Theatre
(Sala CA Rosetti)
Marble pillars, ornate
balconies and a gigantic
central chandelier adorn
this circular thea tre. It
has only been used for
meet ings because it lacks
a backstage area.
. Unification Hall (Unirii Hall)
The largest room in the building, this hall has walls 15 m
(49 ft) high, ornate marble col umns and an immense glass
ceiling. The two marble panels at either end of the room were
intended to contain portraits of Nicolae and his wife Elena.

Assembly Hall (Camera Deputaţilor)

Topped by a stunning glass dome, the Assembly Hall

has, since 1997, been home to the 332-seat

Chamber of Deputies, Romania’s Lower House.

The National Museum of

Contemporary Art hosts

temporary exhibitions of

contemporary art from

Romania and abroad in

its opulent halls.

The palace was

constru cted

exclusively

from Romanian

build ing mate-

ri als, including

locally quaried

marble.