Nicolae Ceausescu building Palace of Parliament, constructed 1984 to 1987, fashioned on Pyongyang North Korea, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Palace of Parliament, former Ceausescu Palace, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Palace of Parliament, former Ceausescu Palace, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Fountains in front of the Palace of Parliament, former Ceausescu Palace, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Palace of Parliament, former Ceausescu Palace, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

The House of Ceausescu (The Spring Palace) facade, the mansion of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Interior of the Palace of the Parliament (Ceausescu's Palace) in Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Interior of the Palace of the Parliament (Ceausescu's Palace) in Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Palace of the Parliament (aka Ceausescu's Palace) in Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Monument to megalomania, the former palace of Ceausescu, now the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania, Europe