Champs Élysées
The Champs-Élysées is a straight, ceremonial boulevard with precise dimensions: 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, stretching from the Place de la Concorde to the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe stands. The name—“Avenue of the Elysian Fields”—points to Greek mythology, where the Elysian Fields were the place for dead heroes. Its shape belongs to the Axe historique, linking major sites along a single urban perspective. Historically, the grounds were largely fields and kitchen gardens until the reign of Louis XIV, and the avenue and its gardens were laid out in 1667 by André Le Nôtre as an extension of the Tuileries Garden. You’ll also feel why the boulevard became a stage: it’s known for theatres, cafés, and luxury shops; it’s the finish line of the Tour de France cycling race; and it hosts the annual Bastille Day military parade. Even the route ends in a monument built to honor Napoléon Bonaparte’s victories.
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