A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway or wide road in a commerce district.
In Europe, boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former defensive wall.
In North American usage, boulevards may be wide, multi-lane thoroughfares divided with only a central median.
Etymology
The word
boulevard is borrowed from
French language. In France, it originally meant the flat surface of a rampart, and later a
promenade taking the place of a demolished fortification. It is a borrowing from the
Dutch language word
'
Bastion'.
[ Wiktionnaire, [1]]
Notable examples
Asia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Cambodia
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Norodom Boulevard
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Monivong Boulevard
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Sihanouk Boulevard
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Xi Jinping Boulevard
India
Indonesia
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Jalan Jenderal Sudirman
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Jalan M.H. Thamrin
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Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto
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Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said
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Jalan Gajah Mada/Jalan Hayam Wuruk
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Jalan Prof. Dr. Satrio
Vietnam
Iran
Philippines
Australia and Oceania
Australia
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St Kilda Road, Melbourne
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Royal Parade, Melbourne
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Victoria Parade, Melbourne
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Flemington Road, Melbourne
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Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne
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The Boulevard, Perth
New Zealand
Europe
Austria
Denmark
Boulevards in
Copenhagen:
France
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Boulevard Beaumarchais
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Boulevard du Temple
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Boulevard Montmartre
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Boulevard des Italiens
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Boulevard des Capucines
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Boulevard de la Madeleine
Germany
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Unter den Linden, Berlin
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Kurfürstendamm, Berlin
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Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin
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Boulevard der Stars, Berlin
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Königsallee, Düsseldorf
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Goerdelerring, Leipzig
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Brienner Straße, Munich
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Leopoldstraße, Munich
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Maximilianstraße, Munich
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Prinzregentenstraße, Munich
Hungary
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Little Boulevard, Budapest
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Grand Boulevard, Budapest
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Hungária Boulevard, Budapest
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
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Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Barcelona
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, Barcelona
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Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona
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Alameda Principal, Málaga
Portugal
Russia
North America
Canada
Mexico
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Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City
United States
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Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn
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Broadway, Manhattan
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West Side Highway, Manhattan
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FDR Drive, Manhattan (future project)
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Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
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Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles
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Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
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Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles
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Chicago Boulevard System
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Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
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Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia
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Southern Boulevard Park, Philadelphia
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Boulevard, Atlanta
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Park Avenue, New York City
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Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas
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Ohio River Boulevard, Pittsburgh
South America
Argentina
Uruguay
Books
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