The Victoria Palace
Stripped-classical government seat with a long arcaded colonnade, begun in the late 1930s.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Victoria Palace in Bucharest follows the money behind the Romanian government's address, from a Moldavian prince who bought this land in eighteen ninety-seven to the heirs who sold his mansion to the state. It touches architect Duiliu Marcu, sculptor Mac Constantinescu and King Carol the Second, and what German bombs did to two palaces in August nineteen forty-four. Stand on the esplanade facing the long colonnade while you listen.
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