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avenue des Champs-Élysées

Also known as Champs-Élysées, avenue des Champs-Elysees, Champs-Elysees, Champs-Elysées

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (, ; ; ""), usually shortened to the Champs-Élysées, is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The avenue is long and wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés, and luxury shops; as the finish of the Tour de France cycling race; and for its annual Bastille Day military parade.

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The Champs-Élysées is a famous avenue in Paris that runs between two major public squares and is lined with theaters, cafés, and high-end shops. It holds cultural significance as the finishing point of the Tour de France cycling race and the location of France's annual Bastille Day military parade.

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Key facts

Street.name: Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Street.image: Avenue des Champs-Élysées July 24, 2009 N1.jpg
Street.image_size: 290
Street.caption: View of the Champs-Élysées from the Arc de Triomphe with the Louvre in the background.
Street.arrondissement: 8th
Street.quarter: Champs-ÉlyséesFaubourg-du-Roule
Street.terminus_a: Place Charles de Gaulle
Street.terminus_b: Place de la Concorde
Street.length_notes: 25.7º from east-west
Street.completion_date: 1670
Street.inauguration_label: Denomination
Street.inauguration_date: 2 March 1864

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: boulevard
Named after: Elysium
Official name: avenue des Champs-Élysées
Country: France
Located in: 8th arrondissement of Paris
Image: Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris 15 July 2006.jpg
Width: 70
Length: 1910

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Commons category: Avenue des Champs-Élysées (Paris)
topic's main category: Category:Champs-Élysées
inception: 1670-01-01
Commons gallery: Avenue des Champs-Élysées
native label: Avenue des Champs-Élysées
terminus: place Charles-de-Gaulle
visitors per year: 100000000
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections

Contents

Description
History
Business and retail stores on the avenue
Events
Public transport
Problems and redesign
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

The name is French for the Elysian Fields, the place for dead heroes in Greek mythology. It has been described as the "most beautiful avenue in the whole world".

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