champ elysees

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés, and luxury shops, as the finish of the Tour de France cycling r…
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés, and luxury shops, as the finish of the Tour de France cycling race, as well as for its annual Bastille Day military parade. The name is French for the Elysian Fields, the place for dead heroes in Greek mythology. It has been described as the "most beautiful avenue in the whole world".
  • Length: 1,910 m (6,270 ft) · 25.7º from east-west
  • Width: 70 m (230 ft)
  • Arrondissement: 8th
  • Quarter: Champs-Élysées · Faubourg-du-Roule
  • From: Place Charles de Gaulle
  • To: Place de la Concorde
  • Completion: 1670
Data from: en.wikipedia.org