517

517: Question from G. Sreekanth. Constructing A required demolishing significant portions of a capital city’s historic  central district.  A is also referred to as the House of _________ (B’s surname).  Identify A and B.

Answer:

A –  Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest; also called the House of Ceausescu

B – Nicolae Ceausescu

516: Igor Stravinsky and Coco Chanel.

13 thoughts on “517

  1. Man, this was on Top Gear’s opening episode of this season. A is the The People’s Palace in Bucharest (Romania). B is Ceausescu (Nikolae Ceausescu)

  2. A – The Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania.
    B – Ceausescu

    Somebody’s been watching Palin’s Europe on Travel & Living? 🙂

  3. A – Palace of the Parliament , Bucharest
    B – Nicolae Ceauşescu
    A is also known as House of Ceauşescu

  4. A – The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania is a multi-purpose building containing both chambers of the Romanian Parliament

    B – Nicolae Ceauşescu, President of Romania from 1974 to 1989.

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