1960s. France. Streets of Paris. Champs Elysées. Eiffel Tower. Seine river. Montmartre. Notre Dame.
The Champs-Elysées is a main thoroughfare in the northwestern part of Paris, France. It is considered the most beautiful street in Paris, and in France it is often referred to as “the most beautiful street in the world” (la plus belle avenue du monde). It became widely known in Japan with the popular song “Au Champs Elysées.” It is a boulevard approximately 3km long and 70m wide that crosses the 8th arrondissement in the northwestern part of Paris. The avenue is lined with marronnier (chestnut trees) trees, and stretches for approximately 3km from Place de la Concorde with its obelisk in the east to Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly Place Etoile) with its Arc de Triomphe in the west, and is a tourist spot in Paris. ing. Extending this street, it forms a long east-west straight line from the Louvre Palace in the east to the Louvre Pyramid, the Arc de Triomphe of the Carrousel, the Tuileries Gardens, the obelisk, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Grande Arche in the La Defense district to the west. This straight line is called the historical axis of Paris. The Champs-Elysées is in the center of Paris, with a slight downward slope as it goes towards the 1st arrondissement in the east. At the end of the descent, you will see the green space of Place Marigny, Théâtre Marigny (French version), Grand Palais, and Petit Palais. There are buildings such as From the west side of the street to the east side, you will see famous French brand stores such as Cartier, Louis Vuitton, the Lacoste flagship store, Pierre Hermé, a movie theater, Lido cabaret, Laduree, etc. It is also lined with cafes, restaurants (the most famous of which is Fouquet’s), perfume shops Sephora and Guerlain’s flagship store. There are also car showrooms for Peugeot and Renault, and there is a L’Atelier Renault Café inside the Renault showroom. Note that the Champs-Elysées Theater is not located on the Champs-Elysées, but on Rue Montaigne (French version), to the east. Élysées in “Les Champs-Élysées” refers to the Elysium (Elysium, the Elysian Fields), a paradise in Greek mythology where virtuous people live after death. Facing the Champs-Elysées, there is the Elysée Palace, the official residence of the French president, which also has a similar meaning. The building of the Elysée Palace is located on the Rue Faubourg-Saint-Honoré (French version), which runs parallel to the Champs-Elysées, but the gardens of the Elysée Palace are integrated into the park facing the Champs-Elysées.
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