Tsarigradsko shose
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| Former name(s) | Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Blvd |
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| Length | 11.4 km (7.1 mi) |
| Width | 37 m |
| Location | Sofia |
| Coordinates | 42°39′43″N 23°22′39″E / 42.66194°N 23.37750°E |
| West end | Orlov most |
| Major junctions | Yavorov, Aviation Sq, Sofia Airport / Mladost, Gorublyane / Druzhba |
| East end | Sofia ring road |
Tsarigradsko shose (Bulgarian: Цариградско шосе, Tsarigradsko shosé, literally meaning Tsarigrad (Istanbul) Road) is the largest boulevard in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. It begins from Orlov Most (Eagle's Bridge), before which it is called Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard, and in the end becomes part of the Trakiya motorway (A1). It runs from the north-west to the south-east. The maximum allowed speed on Tsarigradsko shose is 80 km/h between Orlov Most and Gorublyane neighbourhood. To the south the boulevard borders with Sofia's largest park, the Borisova Gradina, which hosts the National Stadium Vasil Levski and Bulgarian Army Stadium. A number of departments of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are situated along the road in the area of the Fourth Kilometer Square, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Polygraphic plant and several hotels including the emblematic Pliska Hotel. In the outskirts of the city there are a lot of hypermarkets and office buildings constructed along the boulevard. A fair part of the boulevard is in bad conditions, but reconstruction works are planned for 2013.
The boulevard bears the old Bulgarian name of the city of Istanbul (medieval Constantinople), Tsarigrad, as it leads southeastwards out of the city, towards Plovdiv and Istanbul.
As of April 25, 2012 Tsarigradsko shose Metro Station started operation.
Gallery
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Tsarigradsko shose near Orlov Most
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The eastern part of Tsarigradsko shose
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Tsarigradsko shose near Mladost district
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The ex-Printing factory
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Office buildings
