Palace of the Parliament of 13 years (1984–97), it was built as a monument for a totalitarian kitsch style of architecture, in Totalitarian and modernist Neoclassical architectural forms and styles, with socialist realism in mind. The Palace was ordered by Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989), the dictator of Communist Romania and the second of two longtime autocrats in power in the country since World War II, during a period in which the personality cult of political worship and adoration was in full force for him and his family. Known for its ornate interior composed of 23 sections, it houses the two houses of the Parliament of
Nicolae Ungureanu Nicolae Ungureanu Nicolae Ungureanu (born 11 October 1956) is a retired Romanian football defender. He was born in Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1977. He spent ten seasons with Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981. In 1987, he was transferred to Steaua Bucureşti, where he helped win the league in 1988 and 1989. His last Divizia A match came for Rapid Bucureşti in 1993. The game ended in a 0-5 loss against Universitatea Craiova. Ungureanu got 57 caps and scored 1 goal for the Romanian national team, and represented his country at