It is the second largest administrative building in the world by surface area of its floors, just behind the Pentagon in Washington DC. It is 10% larger by volume than the Great Pyramid of Giza.


It measures 270 m by 240 m, 86 m high, and 92 m under ground. It has 1,100 rooms and is 12 stories tall, with four additional underground levels currently available and in use, with another four in different stages of completion.

In 2002, Costa Gavras shot scenes of Amen in the Palace to represent the Vatican palaces.

Great place to see whenever you visit Romania