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51°F / 10°C
(Partly Cloudy. Cool.)
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Avenue des Champs-Elysées
Paris
75008
Métro: Charles de Gaulle Etoile, George V, Franklin-D. Roosevelt, Champs-Elysées Clémenceau
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Stretching for two kilometers and lined with trees, les Champs-Elysées has become the center for festivities and official parades. It is a magnet for tourists and for the multitudes who enjoy evenings spent strolling along the broad and picturesque avenue. The many cinemas, cafés, and restaurants tempt visitors to rest their legs for a few hours, tired from walking by the designer boutiques, banks, and embassies also situated in this chic neighborhood. The avenue was originally created in 1667 by André Le Nôtre, Louis XIV's gardener, in order to improve the view from the Jardin des Tuileries. The avenue was lenghtened at the end of the 18th century, to run from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe.
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