South of Union Square is a small rise where Romania’s Orthodox religious institutions can be found in eye-catching buildings.
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The Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral is one, and we’ll cover that next.
But this stands in an ensemble with the Palace of the Patriarchate, with its striking Ionic columns.
For 90 years from its completion in 1907, the palace was the seat of successive Romanian parliaments, from the Assembly of Deputies during the monarchy, through the Communist Great National Assembly to the Chamber of Deputies after the 1989 Revolution.
The hill is a sight to behold at Palm Sunday and Easter (Pascha), when it is packed with worshippers, a tradition that even continued under the communist regime.
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