Royal Palace of Bucharest

Royal Palace of Bucharest
Palatul Regal din București
General information
Address	49–53 Calea Victoriei, 010063 Bucharest, sector 1
Town or city	Bucharest
Country	Romania
Coordinates	44°26′22″N 26°05′45″E / 44.439362°N 26.095943°E / 44.439362; 26.095943
Current tenants	National Museum of Art of Romania
Groundbreaking	1812
Completed	1937
Renovated	2013
Owner	Government of Romania
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Nicolae Nenciulescu
Website
http://www.mnar.arts.ro/

The Royal Palace (Romanian: Palatul Regal) of Bucharest, known as Palace of the Republic (Romanian: Palatul Republicii) between 1948 and 1990, is a monumental building situated in the capital of Romania, on Calea Victoriei. The palace in its various incarnations served as official residence for the kings of Romania until 1947, when the communist regime was installed after Michael I of Romania's forced abdication. Since 1950, the palace hosts the National Museum of Art of Romania. The Romanian royal family currently uses Elisabeta Palace as its official residence in Bucharest. In addition, the Romanian government allows the royal family to use the Royal Palace different occasions.

The palace is the largest and most significant royal residence in the country, containing emblematic official spaces such as the Throne Hall, the Royal Dining Hall and the monumental Voivodes' Staircase. An equestrian statue of the first king of Romania, Carol I stands in the center of a large square in front of it, traditionally known as the "Palace Square" (Romanian: Piața Palatului), but renamed "Revolution Square" after the Romanian revolution of 1989.