Șoseaua Kiseleff

Șoseaua Kiseleff (Kiseleff Road) is a major road in Bucharest, Romania. Situated in Sector 1, the boulevard runs as a northward continuation of Calea Victoriei.

Șoseaua Kiseleff
LocationBucharest, Romania
Nearest metro stationPiața Victoriei
Coordinates44°28′20.27″N 26°4′31.63″E
South endVictory Square
Major
junctions		Arcul de Triumf
North endCasa Presei Libere
Construction
Inauguration1832
Șoseaua Kiseleff

History

The road was created in 1832 by Pavel Kiselyov, the commander of the Russian occupation troops in Wallachia and Moldavia. The name was converted from Kiselyov to Kiseleff, using the French transliteration of Russian names at the time.

The area was not affected by the Ceaușima systematization plans and demolitions of Nicolae Ceaușescu, and has many pre-World War II residences.

Features

Victory Square (Piața Victoriei) and Casa Presei Libere (Piața Presei Libere) stand at its two extreme points. The street has numerous museums, parks (Kiseleff Park and Herăstrău Park), grand residences, and the Arcul de Triumf along it between those end points.

Notable buildings

Notable buildings on Șoseaua Kiseleff include:

Embassies
  • Lepăr, Ana-Maria (2018). "Short Story of Kiseleff Garden". Hiperboreea. Journal of History (in French). 5 (1): 33–56. doi:10.3406/hiper.2018.961.
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