Bulevardul Unirii

Street in Bucharest, Romania

44°25′35″N 26°6′46″E / 44.42639°N 26.11278°E / 44.42639; 26.11278FromPiața ConstituțieiToPiața Alba Iulia

Bulevardul Unirii (Romanian: [buleˈvardul uˈnirij], Union Boulevard) is a major thoroughfare in central Bucharest, Romania. It connects Constitution Square (Piața Constituției) with Alba Iulia Square (Piața Alba Iulia), and also runs through Union Square (Piața Unirii). The Constitution Square end features the Palace of the Parliament, which began construction simultaneously with the boulevard as an architectural unit.

History

Following the 1977 Vrancea earthquake, Bucharest's city center suffered significant damage, and a large number of historic buildings were demolished to make way for the new Centrul Civic (Civic Center). As part of the project, Bulevardul Unirii was to be Communist Romania's answer to Paris's Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Construction began on June 25, 1984.^[1] Initially called Bulevardul Victoria Socialismului (Victory of Socialism Boulevard), the road is lined with apartment blocks and various public buildings of socialist-realism inspiration.^[2]

Transport

The boulevard is served by Piața Unirii metro station at Union Square.

Gallery

The "Cahal Grande" synagogue, located on 12 Negru Vodă Street.Built 1818 demolished 1985
The boulevard looking east from Piața Constituției
The sidewalk area
The Palace of the Parliament as seen from Piața Unirii
View along the boulevard
Looking west from Piața Alba Iulia at dusk

References

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^ "Evenimente din 25 iunie, calendar istoric".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Rezistenta Urbana: Nomenclatorul Stradal: Partea III". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-02-11.

Geography of Bucharest, Romania

Sectors of Bucharest

Sector 1
Sector 2
Sector 3
Sector 4
Sector 5
Sector 6

Districts (quarters)

Squares

Major streets

Hills

Rivers

Colentina
Dâmbovița

Lakes

Parks and forests

See also

Transport in Bucharest

Operators

Metro	Metrorex
Bus	STB STV Ecotrans STCM Regio Serv Transport
Tram and Trolleybus	STB

Mass transit

Metro	M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 (planned) M7 (planned) List of Bucharest metro stations
Bus	Bus routes Night Buses
Tram	Tram routes Light rail
Trolleybus	Trolleybus routes

Rail

Stations	Bucharest North Basarab Băneasa Bucharest South/Cățelu Titan Sud Bucharest East/Obor [ro] Bucharest Carpați Bucharest Triaj Bucharest West Bucureștii Noi Pajura Pantelimon South Gara Progresul [ro]
Operators	Astra Trans Carpatic CFR Călători Regio Călători Softrans Transferoviar Călători

Roads

Motorways	A0 A1 A2 A3 A5 (planned)
Expressways	DEx2 (planned)
National roads	DN1 DN1A DN2 DN3 DN4 DN5 DN6 DN7 DNCB
Ring roads	Motorway A0 National road DNCB
County roads	DJ200 DJ200A DJ200B DJ300 DJ301 DJ301A DJ301B DJ401 DJ401D DJ503 DJ601 DJ601A DJ602
Local roads	DC13 DC18 DC21 DC22 DC24 DC27 DC55 DC77A DC101 DC121 DC122
European routes	E60 E70 E81 E85