Inside Europe’s most terrifying building
Whereas Nicolae Ceausescu ordered the building of the Palace Of The Republic personally and laid its foundation stone 40 ...
Inside eerie abandoned pub that stands a shadow of its former glory
Alberobello is a small town located in the Puglia region of Italy, known for its unique and iconic trulli houses. Trulli ...
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Picking Through a Ruined Palace, in the Name of Vengeance
But The Associated Press photos from al-Assad’s palace also show Syrians posing ... The vast wardrobe and other belongings of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu were put up for auction a few years ...
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The world's 'heaviest' building that weighs a staggering 4.1m tonnes - is in Europe
Ceausescu ordered for the palace to be built as part of an intensive plan named Project Bucharest. The mission was to restore the country’s capital city, transforming it into a replica of Pyongy ...
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The secret tunnels and underground bunkers where Europe's most notorious dictators hid
NICOLAE CEAUSESCU, ROMANIA In the centre of Bucharest still stands a monolith that hides a grand secret. Casa Poporlui or People’s Palace, was the home of bloodthirsty dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
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Executing a dictator: Open wounds of Romania's Christmas revolution
The appalling economic situation was only exacerbated as Ceausescu splurged cash on megalomaniac projects such as the construction of the People's Palace, even today one of the largest buildings ...