Boulevard Royal is a street

Street

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 in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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. The boulevard

Boulevard

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 is a one-way

One-way traffic

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 arterial road

Arterial road

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 that runs around the northern and western parts of the city centre, Ville Haute

Ville Haute

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. Besides its importance as one of Luxembourg City's primary arteries, it is also the home of much of Luxembourg's large financial services

Financial services

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 industry, including the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg

Banque Centrale du Luxembourg

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Boulevard Royal's route runs from the Côte d'Eich, in the north-east of Ville Haute, west-south-westwards for approximately 330 metres (1,000 ft), before taking a hard southward turn, whereupon it continues for 400 metres (1,200 ft). At the street's southern end, in the south-west corner of Ville Haute, it leads to the Adolphe Bridge

Adolphe Bridge

Adolphe Bridge is an arch bridge in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The bridge takes road traffic across the Pétrusse, connecting Boulevard Royal, in Ville Haute, to Avenue de la Liberté, in Gare...

, which takes road traffic across the Pétrusse

Pétrusse

The Pétrusse is a river flowing through Luxembourg, joining the Alzette at Luxembourg City. It flows through the town of Hollerich....

 to join Avenue de la Liberté

Avenue de la Liberté

Avenue de la Liberté is a street in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The avenue is a one-way arterial road, with four lanes conveying traffic from the north of the Gare quarter to the south of that quarter, at Luxembourg railway station....

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