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Champs Elysees

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The Champs-Élysées is an avenue in Paris running from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe at Place Charles-de-Gaulle.

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Why go

  • Take in the straight historic vista from the Louvre through the Tuileries and the Concorde obelisk toward the Arc de Triomphe.
  • Explore the luxury shops, cinemas, cafés and restaurants west of Rond-Point.
  • See the setting for the Tour de France’s final stage and awards ceremony from 1975 through 2023.

Opening hours

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Monday00:00 – 23:59
Tuesday00:00 – 23:59
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Saturday00:00 – 23:59
Sunday00:00 – 23:59

Don't miss

  • Grand PalaisHome to the Palais de la découverte science museum.Champs-Élysées gardens
  • Petit PalaisHome to Paris’s fine arts museum.Champs-Élysées gardens
  • Théâtre de Marigny and Théâtre du Rond-PointPerformance venues beside the avenue.Champs-Élysées gardens
  • Arc de TriompheNapoleon commissioned the arch after Austerlitz; Louis Philippe completed it in 1833–1836.Western end, Place Charles-de-Gaulle
  • Élysée-Palast garden gateA gate among the avenue’s sights.Champs-Élysées

Tips for your visit

  • For garden promenades, follow the lower eastern stretch, where the Jardin des Champs-Élysées flanks both sides.
  • The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is on a side street.

Best time to visit

  • The Bastille Day military parade passes along the avenue on 14 July and is reviewed by the president.

Know before you go

  • The avenue closes to motor traffic on the first Sunday of each month. The practice began in 2016.

Interesting facts3

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  1. 70 metres

    The avenue is 70 metres wide: a 30-metre roadway and two 20-metre pavements.

    Avenue des Champs-Élysées - Wikipedia
  2. 700 metres

    The Champs-Élysées gardens extend 700 metres along the avenue.

    Avenue des Champs-Élysées - Wikipedia

  3. The name refers to the Elysian Fields, where dead heroes dwell in Greek mythology.

    Champs-Élysées - Wikipedia

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History

The king tasked André Le Nôtre with laying out a royal axis through woods and marshes beside the Seine. By the late 19th century, the avenue had become a grand boulevard and shopping street for wealthy Paris.

  1. 1616Marie de Médicis established the Cours la Reine, a tree-lined promenade along the Seine beyond the Tuileries.
  2. 1667André Le Nôtre laid out the avenue and gardens as an extension of the Tuileries Garden.
  3. 1694–1709Initially called the Grand Cours or Grand Promenade, the avenue’s name Champs-Élysées appeared in 1694 and was officially fixed in 1709.
  4. 1710The avenue extended west beyond Rond-Point to Place Charles-de-Gaulle.
  5. 1765Abel François Poisson remodelled the garden. Buildings were permitted along both sides of the avenue.
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  1. 1774The avenue was widened and extended west to the Seine near the Neuilly bridge.
  2. 1790–1795A section named after the avenue was created in 1790. It became the Champs-Élysées quarter in 1795.
  3. 1828Paris acquired the avenue and added footpaths and fountains, followed later by gas lighting.
  4. 1834Mariano Ruiz de Chavez redesigned Place de la Concorde and the avenue gardens.
  5. 1840–1847Jacques Hittorff oversaw garden improvements, with fountains added to nearly every garden square.
  6. 1855The park at the avenue’s eastern end hosted the Exposition Universelle and the Palace of Industry.
  7. 1900The avenue was part of the Universal Exposition site. The Grand Palais and Petit Palais were built there.
  8. 1919; 1944The avenue hosted Allied victory and liberation parades.
  9. 1993The pavements were widened.
  10. 2021–2030In 2021, Paris announced a redesign plan targeting completion by 2030. It aims to halve road space, expand pedestrian areas and create tree-lined tunnels. The estimated cost is €250 million. A planned walkway would link over 200 acres of green space between the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde and the Tuileries.

How to get there

  • TrainMétro Line 1 runs beneath the avenue. Stations serving it are Concorde, Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George V and Charles de Gaulle–Étoile.
  • TrainRER A serves the avenue at Charles de Gaulle–Étoile.

Sources: Champs-Élysées - Wikipedia · Champs-Élysées - Wikipedia (part 2) · Paris/16th arrondissement - Wikivoyage (sleep) · Avenue des Champs Élysées - Wikipedia · Avenue des Champs-Élysées - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026

Where
Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris

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