11 presidential palaces around the world to visit

If your appetite for state landmarks has been whetted by the news that Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi will be open to the public for the first time, here are some more impressive buildings to see across the globe

Fountains along the tree-lined Bulevardul Unirii, a major thoroughfare in central Bucharest, with the Palace of the Parliament in the background. Getty Images

Romania’s Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest is the largest civil administration building in the world. Around 70 per cent of it lies empty as the costs of powering it are astronomical. Getty Images

The National

Mar 05, 2019

A building within the compound of the UAE Presidential Palace will be opened to the public for visitor tours next week. Courtesy Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Twitter

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