Boulevard

The word boulevard is borrowed from French. 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 word '''' 'bulwark'. ==Notable examples==

Asia Azerbaijan • Baku Boulevard Bangladesh • Manik Mia Avenue Cambodia • Norodom Boulevard • Monivong Boulevard • Sihanouk Boulevard • Xi Jinping Boulevard India • M G Road • Anna Salai • Indira Gandhi Sarani • Marine Drive • Krishnaraja Boulevard • Rajpath • Necklace Road • Mahatma Gandhi Road • Foreshore Road Indonesia • Jalan Jenderal Sudirman • Jalan M.H. Thamrin • Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto • Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said • Jalan Gajah Mada/Jalan Hayam Wuruk • Jalan Prof. Dr. Satrio • Jalan Plaza Boulevard Vietnam • Thang Long Boulevard Iran • Keshavarz Boulevard Philippines • Roxas Boulevard • Shaw Boulevard • España Boulevard • Quezon Boulevard • Aurora Boulevard • Osmeña Boulevard Australia and Oceania Australia • St Kilda Road, Melbourne • Royal Parade, Melbourne • Victoria Parade, Melbourne • Flemington Road, Melbourne • Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne • The Boulevard, Perth New Zealand • The Four Avenues, Christchurch • Anzac Avenue, Dunedin • Marine Parade, Napier Europe Austria • Vienna Ring Road Denmark Boulevards in Copenhagen: • Nørre Voldgade • H. C. Andersens Boulevard • Vesterbrogade • Sønder Boulevard • Dalgas Boulevard • Strandboulevarden • Frederiksberg Allé France • Boulevard Beaumarchais • Boulevard du Temple • Boulevard Montmartre • Boulevard des Italiens • Boulevard des Capucines • Boulevard de la Madeleine Germany • Unter den Linden, Berlin • Kurfürstendamm, Berlin • Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin • Boulevard der Stars, Berlin • Königsallee, Düsseldorf • Goerdelerring, Leipzig • Brienner Straße, Munich • Leopoldstraße, Munich • Maximilianstraße, Munich • Prinzregentenstraße, Munich Hungary • Little Boulevard, Budapest • Grand Boulevard, Budapest • Hungária Boulevard, Budapest Ireland • O'Connell Street, Dublin Italy • Viali di Circonvallazione, Florence • , Milan • , Parma • Via Merulana, Rome Netherlands • Lange Voorhout, The Hague Spain • Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Barcelona • , Barcelona • Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona • Alameda Principal, Málaga Portugal • Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon Russia • Boulevard Ring, Moscow • Tverskoy Boulevard • Garden Ring, Moscow Ukraine • Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard • Sections of Small Ring Road, Kyiv North America Canada • Lake Shore Boulevard, Toronto • Pie-IX Boulevard, Montreal • King George Boulevard, Surrey Mexico • Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City United States • Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn • Broadway, Manhattan • West Side Highway, Manhattan • FDR Drive, Manhattan (future project) • Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles • Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles • Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles • Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles • Chicago Boulevard System • Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia • Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia • Southern Boulevard Park, Philadelphia • Boulevard, Atlanta • Park Avenue, New York City • Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas • Ohio River Boulevard, Pittsburgh South America Argentina • , Buenos Aires Uruguay • Artigas Boulevard, Montevideo Brazil • Avenida Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro • Avenida São João, São Paulo ==References==