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CHAMPS-ELYSEES

There are several main reasons to explore l’Elysée, huge mansions and many
this former marshland – shopping, dining embassies, and Avenue Montaigne, a hub
and entertainment. The broad Avenue des for high-end luxury boutiques. However, the
Champs-Elysées, starting from the Jardin area is of equal interest for its historical and
des Tuileries, is one of the most ostententious cultural landmarks, such as the monumental
and famous thoroughfares in the world. Arc de Triomphe, the Art Nouveau Grand
While this celebrated avenue dominates this Palais, which hosts exhibitions, and the
part of the city, other streets of note are Rue Petit Palais, housing the Musée des Beaux
St-Honoré, home to the presidential Palais de Arts de la Ville de Paris.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Buildings and Streets Bridges Restaurants see pp300–302
5 Palais de l’Elysée 1 Pont Alexandre III 1 Apicius
6 Avenue Montaigne Museums and Galleries 2 Café Lenôtre
8 Avenue des Champs-Elysées 2 Grand Palais 3 Chez Diep
9 Place Charles de Gaulle (l’Etoile) 3 Palais de la Découverte 4 Le Cinq (Four Seasons
Monuments 4 Petit Palais George V)
5 Copenhague
0 Arc de Triomphe pp212–13 7 Musée Jacquemart-André 6 L’Epicure (Hotel Bristol)
7 Graindorge
8 Le Hide
9 L’Huîtrier
10 Korean Barbecue Champs-
Elysées
11 Lasserre
12 Mini Palais
0 metres 500 13 Pierre Gagnaire
0 yards 500 14 Relais de l’Entrecôte
15 Relais Plaza
16 Taillevent
17 Le Timgad
200m AVE DES
TERNES
AVE DE WAGRAM RUE DU DR LANC EREAUX
200m AVE MACMAHON Ternes
Argentine H O C H E B O U L E VA R D H A U S S M A N N
RUE DU FAUBOURG ST HONORE
AV E
AV E C ARNO T
AVE DE LA
AV E N U E D E F R I E D L A N D RUE DE LA BAUME Miromesnil RUE
GRANDE ARMEE
Charles de RUE WASHINGTON RUE LA BOETIE DE
R UE P BA U DRY
Gaulle Etoile AV E N U E R U E D E B E R R I R U E D U F A U B O U R G S T H O N O R E MIROMESNIL
R U E L A B O E T I E
du-Roule
George V St-Philippe-
AVE
D E S C H A M P S
AVE PIERRE 1 er DE SERBIE E LY S E E S AVENUE FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT Rond Point des AVENUE DE MARIGNY RUE DE L'ELYSEE
Franklin D.
Champs Elysées
Roosevelt
GEORGE V
RUE DE LA TREMOILLE R U E J E A N G O U J O N Clemenceau A V E N U E G A B R I E L
Champs
AV E N U E M O N TA I G N E
RUE FRANCOIS 1 er
Elysées
A V E N U E M A R C E A U
AV E N U E D E S C H A M P S E LY S E E S
AV E N U E G E O R G E V
AVE EDWARD TUCK
Alma C O U R S A L B E R T 1 e r AVE W CHURCHILL COURS LA REINE
RUE FRANCOIS 1 er
Marceau
Port des
See also Street Finder L’Alma Pont de Port de la S e i n e Invalides Pont des Pont Alexandre III Champs-Elysées
maps 3–4, 5, 10–11 Conférence
The charming Petit Palais, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900 For keys to symbols see back flap
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