Bucharest has a number of landmarks that are identified with it throughout the world. Perhaps the most prominent of these is the Palace of the Parliament, which was built in the 1980s during the reign of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Currently the largest building in Europe and the second-largest in the world, the Palace houses the Romanian Parliament (the Chamber of Deputies and Senate), as well as the National Museum of Contemporary Art. It is also often used as a convention centre.
Another well-known landmark of Bucharest is the Arcul de Triumf (Triumphal Arch), which was built in 1935 and was modelled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. A newer landmark of the city is the Memorial of Rebirth, a stylised marble pillar unveiled in 2005 to commemorate the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which overthrew Communism. The abstract monument sparked a great deal of controversy when it was unveiled, being dubbed with names such as "the toothpick and the olive", ("maslina-n scobitoare"), as many believed that it didn't symbolise the revolution well enough.
Aside from these landmarks, Bucharest also has a number of cultural venues, mentioned below, that are often considered icons of the city, such as the Romanian Athaeneum.
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THE PALACE OF NATIONAL BANK
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 BUCHAREST, Sector 3
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A big franch neo-clasic, symmetrical building facing Lipscani, it was raised between 1884 and 1890 on the place of the former inn of Prince Serban.
BUCHAREST, Sector 5
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Built between 1984-1989, it was known as a People's House until 1990. It is Europe's most stately administrativ building and the second in size in the world, after the Pentagon and the third in volume, after the US Cape Canaveral Space Agency and the Quetzalcotl pyramid in Mexico. It covers 265.000 square meters in inside and has 6.000 rooms.
BUCHAREST, Sector 1
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A neo-classic building raised in 1908, it houses the Academic Library built in 1937. The new library is a major institution witch an extraordinary archive and provides access to documents that are fundamental for the Romanian culture and civilisation.
BUCHAREST, Sector 1
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THE SANITARY HEROES' MONUMENT
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BUCHAREST, Sector 5
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THE STATUE OF C.A. ROSETTI
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BUCHAREST, Sector 1
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THE STATUE OF DR. CAROL DAVILA
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BUCHAREST, Sector 5
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THE STATUE OF GEORGE ENESCU
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BUCHAREST, Sector 5
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THE STATUE OF GHEORGHE LAZAR
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BUCHAREST, Sector 1
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THE STATUE OF I.L. CARAGIALE
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BUCHAREST, Sector 2
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