Calea Victoriei

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Calea Victoriei (Victory Avenue) is a major avenue in central Bucharest. It leads from Splaiul
Independen ei (which runs parallel to the !m"ovi a #iver ) to the north and then northwest up to
$ia a %ictoriei , where oseaua &iseleff continues north.
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.ookin* north on /alea %ictoriei in '0+1. In the fore*round the (otel /apitol is at left and the
restaurant /asa /ap a at ri*ht. 2he tall "uildin* at left is $alatul 2elefoanelor. 3ll remain landmarks
today.
Initially, the road was known as Uli a Mare (Large Street),4'5 also known as Drumul Bra ovului
(Bra ov Road ), "ein* part of the trade route "etween Bucharest and the city of Bra ov , in
2ransylvania.4)5 In '60), ruler /onstantin Br!ncoveanu paved the road with wood and partly
re*ulari7ed it, makin* it pass throu*h the domains of the B8l8ceni, of the Saint 9ohn :onastery,
;l8tari :onastery and of the /antacu7enes up to the S8rindari :onastery.4+5 Since '60) it was
known as Podul Mogo oaiei (Mogo oaia Wood-Paved Road ) "ecause it also was connectin* the
Bucharest<s center with Br!ncoveanu<s :o*o oaia $alace some km outside the city.4-5
:ost roads in the Balkans at that time "ecame muddy in the sprin* and autumn, and the wood
prevented this. /onse=uently the road was one of the most important construction works of the area
and a source of pride to Bucharesters. 2he area surroundin* the road "ecame the most fashiona"le
part of Bucharest> +1 "oyar houses were located on the road itself in '??1.415
$odul :o*o oaiei was the first street in Bucharest to "e illuminated with candles durin* the ni*ht,
startin* 9uly '@'-.465
2he wood was not a very sturdy material and often it was in a "ad state, despite "ein* repaired
several times (includin* in '?0+ and '@'-). urin* the #ussian occupation of the anu"ian
$rincipalities, in the aftermath of the #ussoA2urkish War ('@)@B'@)0), an eCtension from $ia a
%ictoriei northward was "uilt "y $avel &iseleff, the commander of the occupation troops, and is
today named after him. In '@-) the road was paved with co""lestone. It was later up*raded to
asphalt.
2he road was renamed D/alea %ictorieiD on Ecto"er '), '@?@, followin* the #omanian victory in
the Independence War of '@??A'@?@.4?5
/ercul :ilitar ,a ional, )FF6
2oday, it host a lot of luCury "rands like #oleC, Gucci, Bur"erry, $rada, (u*o Boss, 3rmani, Hllie
Saa", Hrmene*lido ;e*na and many others wich makes it the "oulevard with the most eCpensive
shops in Bucharest.
Buildings and monuments
:ajor "uildin*s and monuments alon* the street include (from north to south)>
2he /antacu7ino $alace, hostin* 2he Geor*e Hnescu :useum
:useum of 3rt /ollections
tir"ey $alace
2he 3thInIe $alace (otel, now a (ilton
#omanian 3thenaeum
,ational :useum of 3rt of #omania
2he li"rary of the Jniversity of Bucharest
&ret7ulescu /hurch
$ia a #evolu iei (#evolution S=uare), includin* the :emorial of #e"irth
$alatul 2elefoanelor
Edeon 2heatre
/asa /ap a
/ercul :ilitar ,aKional
$asajul :accaA%ilacrosse
Bucharest Financial $la7a
,ational :useum of (istory of #omania, with the Statue of 2rajan and the SheAwolf on its
steps
/asa de Hconomii i /onsemna iuni (/H/)
It was also lon* home to the /onstantin 28nase #evue 2heatre (as of )FF6, relocated to the .ipscani
district), and was the site of the old #omanian ,ational 2heater just north of $alatul 2elefoanelorL
the departed theatre<s faMade is replicated "y the front of the Bucharest ,ovotel that opened in
summer )FF6. 2he #omanian 3thenaeum is set "ack sli*htly from the street, with a small park in
"etween.
/alea %ictoriei was Bucharest<s showpiece street in the Interwar years. 2udor Ectavian wrote, Dthis
is how the whole of Bucharest would look if we had "een allowedN, if its "uilders had "een clever
enou*hND.4@5 3fter rou*hly half a century of decline, it has recently "een returnin* to this role. 2he
,ational :useum of 3rt of #omania (the former royal palace) and the Jniversity .i"rary across the
street from it ("oth dama*ed in the '0@0 #evolution) were restored in the '00FsL $alatul
2elefoanelor was restored "etween '00?B)FF1L and there has "een an on*oin* refur"ishment of the
street<s many hotels, includin* the 3thInIe $alace, the :ajestic, the /apitol, and the /ap a (otelL
as of )F'F, the Grand (otel du Boulevard is under*oin* restoration, while renovation of the
/ontinental and ,ovotel has "een completed.
Notes
'. Geor*escu, p. ')'
). Ionescu, p. +F
+. Geor*escu, p.'+?
-. Geor*escu, p.'+?
1. Ionescu, p. 0
6. Ionescu, p. +-A+1
?. (Romanian) %lad I*nat, D$ovestea unei str87iD, Adevrul, Ecto"er 1, )F')L accessed
Ecto"er 1, )F')
@. Bucure tiul Interbelic , p. 1 (pa*es unnum"ered).
References
O, Bucure tiul Interbelic/Calea Victoriei/Interbellum Bucare!t , ,EI :edia $rint, ISB,
0?+A00-0+A?A'
tefan Ionescu, Bucure tii "n vremea #anario ilor (Bucharest in the time of the $hanariotes),
Hditura acia, /luj, '0?-.
Florian Geor*escu et al. I!toria $ra ului Bucure ti , :u7eul de Istorie a Era ului Bucure ti,
'061
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