Magheru Boulevard

Magheru Boulevard

<span class="nickname" ">Bulevardul Magheru
Former name(s)	I.C. Brătianu, Take Ionescu
Location	Bucharest, Romania
From	Roman Square
To	Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard

Magheru Boulevard (Romanian: Bulevardul Magheru) is a major street in central Bucharest. Built in the early 20th century, it is named after Gheorghe Magheru.

Together with Bălcescu Boulevard, Magheru connects Piața Romană and Piața Universității squares and was in 1930s-1940s Bucharest most modern part. This is one of Europe and world's most representative modernist boulevards, where the architecture in vogue in the 1930s is prevalent.

Part of the major thoroughfare than runs through the middle of Bucharest, it is continued to the south by Nicolae Bălcescu, then by Ion C. Brătianu boulevards and toward north by Lascăr Catargiu and Kiseleff Road.

Magheru is the most expensive commercial street in the Romania and 55th in the world according to Cushman & Wakefield.^[1]

See also

• List of most expensive streets by city

Gallery

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  The boulevard in late 1930s

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  Hotel Ambasador

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  The boulevard today

References

External links

• Magheru Boulevard on Flickr.com

Geography of Bucharest, Romania Sectors of Bucharest Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 Sector 6 Districts (quarters): 13 Septembrie Aviației Băneasa Berceni Bucureștii Noi Centrul Civic Colentina Cotroceni Crângași Dămăroaia Dealul Spirii Dorobanți Dristor Drumul Taberei Dudești Ferentari Floreasca Fundeni Ghencea Giulești Giurgiului Grivița Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești Squares: Charles de Gaulle Constituției Revoluției Romană Rosetti Unirii University Square Victory Square Quito Square Major streets: Șoseaua Kiseleff Lipscani Magheru Boulevard Calea Moșilor Bulevardul Unirii Calea Victoriei Hills: Cotroceni Dealul Mitropoliei Dealul Spirii Rivers: Colentina Dâmbovița Lakes: Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Fundeni Lake Floreasca Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău Lacul Morii Lake Pantelimon Lake Plumbuita Lake Străulești Lake Tei Lake Tineretului Lake Titan Lake Văcărești Parks and forests: Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) Bordei Park Botanical Garden Carol Park Cișmigiu Gardens Giulești Park Herăstrău Park Grădina Icoanei Tineretului Park Vitan Park See also: Kilometre Zero (Bucharest) Bucharest metropolitan area

Coordinates: 44°26′33.64″N 26°5′54.91″E / 44.4426778°N 26.0985861°E / 44.4426778; 26.0985861