Split Harbor at Dusk
The main attraction in Split is Diocletian’s Palace, built in the 4th century by the Romans. Today it is simply part of the old city with fancy shops and many restaurants primarily for tourists. Split had the busiest harbor we have seen since Gibraltar. There was a constant flow of cruise ships, ferries and yachts.
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Bucharest People’s Palace
The Palace of Parliament or People’s House in Bucharest, Romania is the second largest building in the world, after the Pentagon. But the People’s House is barely occupied. Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena died of lead poisoning from a 1989 Christmas Day firing squad just before its completion, so they never got to live in this extravagant building.