Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary - the street in Czestochowa, which is the main thoroughfare of the city. Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in the early nineteenth century to unite the center of the Old Town and the surrounding area.

Alley divided into highway and the boulevard, located in the middle. During the pilgrimage along the avenue follow the procession to the Catholic monastery Clear Mountain, known for stored here Czestochowa icon of the Mother of God, which is considered the greatest relic of the Catholic Church.

In the alley lengths of 1, 5 kilometers and a width of almost 44 meters placed retail stores, financial and cultural institutions. The architecture is dominated by the classical style, recently there is building of modern buildings.

Initially the street was called "Avenue of the Virgin Mary," but over the years it has turned into "the Valley of the Blessed Virgin Mary." During the Nazi occupation the name was changed to "Adolf Hitler-Alley", but immediately after the liberation of the city was the former name restored.

Construction of highway began in 1818 by engineer John Bernhard. Soon, alley was planted with four rows of chestnut trees, and in the 50 years of the nineteenth century there were laid sidewalks. Over the next two decades, the chestnuts have been cut down and replaced with maples, linden and poplar.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Virgin Mary Avenue was renovated, after which the car traffic in part of the highway has been limited.

In 2007, Alley was set bench poetess Halina Posvyatovskoy, and in 2009 by the house №75 was opened Fountain "Girl with the pigeons."

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