Bulevardul Unirii

Bulevardul Unirii (Romanian: [buleˈvardul uˈnirij], Union Boulevard) is a major thoroughfare in central Bucharest, Romania.

The Constitution Square end features the Palace of the Parliament, which began construction simultaneously with the boulevard as an architectural unit.

As part of the project, Bulevardul Unirii was to be Communist Romania's answer to Paris's Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

[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] On the large abandoned construction site in the eastern part of the boulevard, a new National Theater was planned to be built by Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Coat of Arms of Bucharest
Coat of Arms of Bucharest