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The wide thoroughfare was initially named after King Zog,[1] and after the 1939 invasion was renamed Viale del Impero ("Avenue of the [Italian] Empire").[2]
In 1934 to 1935, a bridge was built over the boulevard by Gjovalin Gjadri.[3] During the communist era in Albania, major parades regularly took place including on Liberation Day and International Workers Day.
During communism in Albania and in the 1990s, the boulevard served as an important social landmark where locals practiced the nightly stroll, also known as xhiro from Italian giro.
The boulevard was immortalised by Edi Hila in a series of paintings titled Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard.[4]