Palace of the People (Amathia)

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Palace of the People
Ⱂⰰⰾⰰⱅⱆⰾ Ⱂⱁⱂⱁⱃⱆⰾⱆⰹ
Palatul Poporului
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The Palace of the People in April 2018
General information
Architectural styleEqualist Neoclassicism
AddressArciluco
Town or cityArciluco
CountryAmathia
Groundbreaking1960
Completed1977
Cost4 billion Libro
Height
Architectural84 m (276 ft)
Dimensions
Weight4,098,500,000 kilograms (9.0356×109 lb)
Other dimensions2,550,000 cubic metres (90,000,000 cu ft) (volume)
Technical details
Size240 m (790 ft) long, 270 m (890 ft) wide
Floor count12
Floor area365,000 m2 (3,930,000 sq ft)
Grounds66,000 m2
Design and construction
ArchitectAnca Ghernea and a team of over 1000 architects from the National Institute of Architecture
DesignationsWorld's largest administrative building
World's most expensive administrative building
World's heaviest building
Other information
Number of rooms1000

The Palace of the People (Amathian: Ⱂⰰⰾⰰⱅⱆⰾ Ⱂⱁⱂⱁⱃⱆⰾⱆⰹ, tr. Palatul Poporului) is the seat of the Senate of Amathia. The megalomaniac project of the Amathian dictator Valentin Apostol, located in the Amathian capital of Arciluco, is holds three records, being the largest and the most expensive administrative building in the world, while also being the world's heaviest building. It is also notorious for its opulence and high maintenance costs, often being metaphorically considered "a second city" in the middle of the capital.

The gigantic construction houses the two chambers of the Senate of Amathia, the Chamber of the Nation and the Chamber of the People.