bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹdz fˈɔːɹm ɐ sˌɛmɪsˈɜːkjʊlɚ tʃˈeɪn ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈɛstɚn, nˈɔːɹðɚn ænd ˈiːstɚn sˈaɪdz ʌvðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl wˈaɪt sˈɪɾi ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ; ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ðɪ ɪŋkəmplˈiːt ɹˈɪŋ ɪz tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɛmbˈæŋkmənts ʌv mˈɑːskvɚ ɹˈɪvɚ.
Boulevards form a semicircular chain along the western, northern and eastern sides of the historical White City of Moscow; in the south the incomplete ring is terminated by the embankments of Moskva River.