Champs-Élysées
The Champs-Élysées is a long and very famous street in Paris.
The street is 1910 m long and 70 m wide and links the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde. It is a very popular street and has many famous cinemas, bars, boutiques, and restaurants. The Tour de France ends on the street. It is the second most expensive street of the world. Rent is more than 900 000 euros per 100m² per year.
On 20 April 2017, two gunmen opened fired and killed one police officer and injured another on the Champs-Élysées in a terrorist attack claimed by ISIS.[1]
Champs-Élysées Media
View of the Champs-Élysées from the observation deck of the Arc de Triomphe, c. 1850.
Jean Béraud, Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, c. 1880.
View of the Champs-Élysées, 1936.
French soldiers marching in the annual Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees, 2017.
Final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées in 2015.
A view of Champs-Élysées in the 1860s, looking from the Rond-Point toward the Place de la Concorde.
The Champs-Élysées seen in a bird's-eye view of Paris, c. 1870.
The Champs-Élysées seen from the Place de la Concorde, c. 1890.
German soldiers marching past the Arc de Triomphe after the surrender of Paris, 14 June 1940.
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- ↑ "Paris shooting: Police officers shot at Champs Elysees days out from French elections". News.com.au. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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