Ceausescu's grave

Ceausescu's grave, Bucharest - darkometer rating : 4 - The simple "pauper's grave" of Romania 's former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu , and that of his wife Elena, who were executed by firing squad immediately after a hasty show trial on Christmas Day 1989, during what is known as Romania 's 1989 revolution . > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos What there is to see: Nothing much really. Just simple, totally unspectacular, regular graves. When I was there in June 2009, Nicolae Ceausescu 's grave had two simple stone crosses, one facing the grave itself with a red star in the centre at the top and the simple inscription "Ceausescu Nicolae, 1918-1989". Facing away from the actual grave was a taller pink marble cross, sitting on a plinth (behind an older and much smaller simple black iron cross) and this one even had a small black and white photograph of the grave's inhabitant attached, as is typical for graves in Orthodox Church countries. Apparently, this second cross must have been a more recent addition (it wasn't mentioned in my 2007 copy of the Lonely Planet Romania Guide) There's evidence of candles burning – there were traces of melted wax – and even a few fresh red flowers on the grave. Apparently a few die-hard supporters were still tending the grave. The grave of his wife, Elena Ceausescu, was separate, hidden away even more behind a modern marble mausoleum beyond the other side of the path.