Tells the stories of the most emblematic four buildings of socialist times - highly representative for the epoch and witnessing the historical turbulence in Eastern Europe in the second half of the XX century. The National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Moscow State University, Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Palace of the Republic in Berlin are unique architectural creatures made with a lot of courage and a bit of lunacy to remind the people there was an ultimate power and brighter future. Each one is the tallest, the largest, has the biggest clock on Earth, or the most advanced technology of its time.
PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE tells the stories of the most emblematic four buildings of socialist times - highly representative for the epoch and witnessing the historical turbulence in Eastern Europe in the second half of the XX century. The National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Moscow State University, Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Palace of the Republic in Berlin are unique architectural creatures made with a lot of courage and a bit of lunacy to remind the people there was an ultimate power and brighter future. Each one is the tallest, the largest, has the biggest clock on Earth, or the most advanced technology of its time. They were the most grandiose enterprises in a time when collective good was the major state policy.
Cuenta las historias de los cuatro edificios más emblemáticos de la época socialista, altamente representativos de la época y testigos de la turbulencia histórica en Europa del Este en la segunda mitad del siglo XX. El Palacio Nacional de Cultura en Sofía, la Universidad Estatal de Moscú, el Palacio del Parlamento en Bucarest, el Palacio de Serbia en Belgrado, el Palacio de la República en Berlín son criaturas arquitectónicas únicas hechas con mucho coraje y un poco de locura para recordar a la gente había un poder supremo y un futuro más brillante. Cada uno es el más alto, el más grande, tiene el reloj más grande de la Tierra, o la tecnología más avanzada de su tiempo. Eran las empresas más grandiosas en una época en que el bien colectivo era la principal política estatal. Ahora que el socialismo ha terminado, es hora de volver y revelar sus secretos ocultos.
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