Patriarch Evtimiy Boulevard

Patriarch Evtimiy Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital. It is named after Bulgarian Patriarch Saint Evtimiy of Tarnovo, who lived in the 14th century. It connects the Vasil Levski Boulevard and Graf Ignatiev Street at Patriarch Evtimiy Square to the boulevards Praga, Hristo Botev, and Skobelev at Pette kyosheta.

It crosses many major streets, including Georgi Rakovski Street, Frityov Nansen Street, and Vitosha Boulevard.

Its design is characteristic of Sofia in the 1930s and 1940s, consisting mostly of six-story residential edifices with substantial facades and relatively high and large apartments.

The boulevard was rebuilt in the 1970s as part of the building of the National Palace of Culture and its park. The western section had a classical aspect before the rebuilding, with huge trees and a green strip in the centre.

The boulevard was two-way until the mid-1990s, when it became one-way from Graf Ignatiev Str to Praga Blvd. The trolley bus No. 1 has been the most recognizable mode of transportation since the 1930s, although there are several additional lines. Well-known structures the northern side Sofia notary’s office is a National Cultural Monument erected in Neo-Renaissance style in 1899. The Nakashev’s drugstore Is on the Vitosha Blvd crossing, renovated in 1996 and a popular gathering site. The St. Georgi the New of Sofia Church is located in a small park.