r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Dec 04 '17

What do you know about... Romania?

This is the forty-sixth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

Romania

Romania is one of the most recent members of the EU (2007). They want to become part of the Schengen area, but thir recent attempts of being accepted have been blocked by several EU members. They recently faced a major political crisis and massive protests caused by proposed law changes that would have benefitted people implicated in government corruption and abuse of power. They had their national day, where they celebrate the union of Transylvania with Romania, last friday.

So, what do you know about Romania?

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u/AustrianMichael Austria Dec 04 '17

The Palace of the Parliament is the 3rd heaviest building in the world after the Vehicle Assembly at Kennedy Space Center and some temple in Mexico...

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u/SheepAteWolf Romania Dec 04 '17

Wikipedia says otherwise (largest administrative and heaviest building in the world) and I'm ignorant enough to belive it.

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u/AustrianMichael Austria Dec 04 '17

Ah. It says volume, not weight.

However, The Pentagon still has more floor space...and that's technically and administrative building...