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A SHORT WALK
CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES

There are plaques on
the back door of the
Distance 2 km (1 mile) Nearest metro Invalides Théâtre du Rond-Point
representing Napoleon’s
Time 30 minutes Metro Franklin many campaigns.
EXPERIENCE Paris: Champs-Élysées and Invalides created as a showpiece of the Third Republic for the D Roosevelt T L E A V E D E S C H A M P S E L Y S E E S
The formal gardens that line the Champs-Élysées from the
Place de la Concorde to the Rond-Point have changed little
since they were laid out by the architect Jacques Hittorff
in 1838. The Grand Palais and Petit Palais, which were
Universal Exhibition of 1900, sit on either side of an
impressive vista that stretches from Place Clémenceau
across the elegant curve of the Pont Alexandre III to
the Invalides.

Christian Dior and other haute
couture houses are based on
the chic Avenue Montaigne.

AV E G .
D V E S O O R E I S E N H O W E R
Designed by Charles Girault, R U E J E A N G O U J O N N I
and built between 1897 and L K
1900, the 19th-century Grand N
Palais is still used for major A
exhibitions (p125). R
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The Lasserre restaurant R U E F R A N C O I S P R E M I E R
is decorated in the style
of a luxurious ocean
liner from the 1930s.

PL DU C ANAD A C OUR S L A REINE

PONT DES ALIDES INV

The interior of the Palais de
la Découverte, a museum of
scientific discoveries
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