Champs Elysees Paris

This was originally a vast swampy area; after its reclamation, Le Notre in 1667 designed the wide avenue which was first called the Grand Cours (its present name dates from 1709): it extends from the Tuileries to Place de l toile, now now called Place de Gaulle. At the beginning of the avenue are the celebrated Horses of Marly, by Guillaume Coustou. From here to the Rond Point of the Champs ~Iys6es, the avenue is flanked by a vast park. As we walk along it, on the right is the Theatre des Arnbassadeurs Espace Pierre Cardin, on the left the Ledoyen restaurant from the time of Louis XVI. In Place Clernenceau is the bronze statue of this famous politician who led France to victory in 1918. At this point the panoramic Avenue Churchill begins, with the Alexandre III Bridge and the Invalicles in the background, On each side of the Avenue Churchill are the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, two imposing buildings with large colonnades, friezes and sculptural groups, erected for the World Fair held in Paris in 1900.





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