Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard ( bg, Булевард Княз Александър Дондуков), shortly referred to as Dondukov, is an important central boulevard in Sofia. It is named after the Russian general and statesman

Alexander Dondukov-Korsakov Dondukov is a Russian princely family descending from Donduk-Ombo, the sixth khan of the Kalmucks (reigned 1737–41). In 1732 he led 11,000 Kalmuck households from the Volga banks to the border of the Ottoman Empire at the Kuban River, asking the ...

. It lies between the TZUM and the Chavdar bridge. It crosses several other major streets such as the Vasil Levski Boulevard and Georgi Rakovski Street.

History

Before the Liberation of Bulgaria it was a small muddy street. It was given its current name in 1881. In 1901 one of the first tram lines in the city were constructed on the street. The boulevard became a market street with a number of shops. After the world wars the boulevard's appearance changed significantly. New buildings were constructed on the place of the old two-floor edifices and the number of shops increased dramatically.

Sights

Northern side: * TZUM * Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (No.1) *The house of Adolf Funk (No.59) - built in 1904, now headquarters of the

Bulgarian Red Cross The Bulgarian Red Cross, or BRC, was established in 1878 after the liberation of the Principality of Bulgaria and the region of Eastern Rumelia from the Ottoman Empire. The first BRC organization was established in May 1878 in Sofia. The regional ...

*Zaimov Park Southern side *Presidency (No.2) *Former Party house - now offices for the deputies. *Youth Theatre Nikolay Binev *National Opera

References

Streets in Sofia {{Bulgaria-road-stub