Avenida Bolívar, Caracas

Avenida Bolívar
Avenida Bolívar
Location
Country	Venezuela
Major cities	Caracas
Highway system
	Highways in Venezuela;

Avenida Bolívar, in English Bolívar Avenue, is an important avenue located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality in the west of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The avenue's construction began on the 25th of July 1945, and it was opened on the 31st of December 1949 as part of the large project "Plan Rotival", which also included monuments like a new Capital building and a mausoleum for Simón Bolívar in the cemetery.^[1]

Due to its significant dimensions, at 2km in length, the avenue is used for a wide range of events both political - e.g. marches, protests, demonstrations, rallies, and campaign events - as well as cultural and sporting.^[2]

Avenida Bolívar is connected to Avenida Libertador and Avenida Lecuna, crosses José María Vargas Park, and is linked with the old passenger terminal of Nuevo Circo. In the Avenida Bolívar public area are the Children's Museum of Caracas, the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, the Hotel Venetur Alba Caracas, the National Art Gallery, the Parque Central Complex, the Sector El Conde, the Bellas Artes locale, the La Hoyada Market, the Centro Simón Bolívar Towers and the Palacio de Justicia de Caracas and its square, along with many other important buildings.

Traffic lights were installed on the avenue in 1986, to facilitate the opening of pedestrian ways. Before this it was strictly an expressway.

In August 2018, it was the location of the 81st anniversary of the GNB, when the Caracas drone explosions took place.

References

^ "Cerrada avenida Bolívar por evento "Caracas se mueve por la paz y por la vida"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ "Toma Deportiva llenará de recreación la avenida Bolívar de Caracas este domingo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

[1] "Cerrada avenida Bolívar por evento "Caracas se mueve por la paz y por la vida"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[2] "Toma Deportiva llenará de recreación la avenida Bolívar de Caracas este domingo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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v t e Landmarks of Caracas
Museums	Alejandro Otero Museum Birthplace of Simón Bolívar Bolivarian Museum Boulevard of Sabana Grande, open-air museum Children's Museum William Phelps Ornithological Museum Contemporary Art Museum Fine Arts Museum La Estancia Art Center National Art Gallery National Pantheon Science Museum Simón Bolívar Center Soto Sphere Arturo Michelena Museum	Plaza O’Leary
Religion	Bet-El Synagogue Tiféret Israel Synagogue Caracas Cathedral Iglesia de San Francisco La Chiquinquirá Church Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim Church of St. Constantine and Helena Caracas Venezuela Temple
Culture and sport	Aula Magna — UCV Brígido Iriarte Stadium Caracas Athenaeum Estadio Olímpico Estadio Simón Bolívar Estadio Universitario La Rinconada Hippodrome National Library National Theater Parque Cristal Poliedro de Caracas Teatro Municipal Teatro Simón Bolívar Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex University City
Government	Miraflores Palace Palacio de Justicia de Caracas Palacio de las Academias Palacio Federal Legislativo Palacio Municipal de Caracas Supreme Tribunal of Justice Yellow House
Public art	María Lionza (1951 statue) Paseo Los Próceres
Other	Boulevard of Sabana Grande Aerial Tramway Avenida Bolívar Correo de Carmelitas Centro Sambil Centro San Ignacio El Recreo Shopping Mall El Calvario El Hatillo El Silencio Humboldt Hotel La Casona La Pastora Las Mercedes Los Caobos Park Los Conductores del País Mural Metro Nuevo Circo Parque Central Complex Parque del Este Plaza Bolívar Plaza Francia Plaza Venezuela Quinta de Anauco Villa Planchart