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The most famous avenue in
Paris was built in the 17th century, but did not attract fashionable
society until after the French Revolution. The street extends
from the Arc de Triomphe at one end to the Place de la Concorde
at the other.
Champs-Elysées during the day with their heavy car traffic
and continuous pedestrian animation. People from all over the
world are going to the theater, shopping, going to a restaurant
or just walking and looking around : Lido cabaretor trying to
get past the bouncers at Queen, invest it with a certain glitzy
charm. For a glimpse of a more elegant world, just take a look
at the mansions at the Rond-Point and wander down Avenue Montaigne
with its Haute Couture houses including Chanel, Christian Dior
(#30), Guy Laroche (# 29), Thierry Mugler (#49) and Ungaro (#2).
The lower half of the avenue toward the place de la Concorde has
a different character, with gardens and smart restaurants running
off either side. Between the Champs
Elysees and elegant rue du Faubourg Saint Honore lie the vast
gardens of the Elysees Palace, home of the French President. On
the other side of the Avenue are the Petit Palais and glass-domed
Grand Palais, used for major art exhibitions, and the adjoining
science museum, the Palais de la Decouverte.
The new year's eve gathering, the 14th of July military parade
as well as the arrival of the Tour de France cycling race in July
are some of the well-known events that regularly animate the avenue.
How to get there
Metro line 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12 or 13:
Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile, GeorgeV, Champs-Elysées
Clemenceau, Concorde
RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile
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