Grand Palace Hall (Bucharest, Romania)
Grand Palace Hall
Sala Palatului (Palace Hall) in Bucharest, Romania is a conference centre and concert hall immediately behind the National Museum of Art of Romania, the former royal palace in the heart of the city.
It was built between 1959 and 1960, during the communist era. It has been the site of conferences such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Congress on Population, the World Congress on Energy, and the World Congress of the Red Cross. The main hall can accommodate 4,060 spectators.
It is now also used as a general conference and convention center and as a concert venue for events such as the George Enescu Festival.
The main hall has a capacity of above 4,000 people. In addition to it, the entrance hall has a surface area of 2,000 m² and is used as an exhibition space. There are also eight small conference rooms for meetings of between 20 and 30 people.