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Street-by-Street: Champs-Elysées The Théâtre du Rond-
Point was the home of
The formal gardens that line the Champs-Elysées from the Place de la the Renaud-Barrault
Concorde to the Rond-Point have changed little since they were laid out Company. There are
by the architect Jacques Hittorff in 1838. They were used as the setting plaques on the back
door of the theatre
for the World Fair of 1855, which included the Palais de l’Industrie, Paris’s representing
answer to London’s Crystal Palace. The Palais was later replaced by the Napoleon’s
Grand Palais and Petit Palais, which were created as a showpiece of the campaigns.
Third Republic for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. They sit on either AVE GABRIEL
side of an impressive vista that stretches from Place Clémenceau across
the elegant curve of the Pont Alexandre III to the Invalides.
Metro Franklin D Roosevelt
6 Avenue
Montaigne
Christian Dior and
other haute couture AVE DES CHAMPS ELYSEES
houses are based on
this chic avenue.

AVE FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT EISENHOWER
AVE G.

2 . Grand Palais RUE JEAN GOUJON
Designed by Charles Girault, this
grand 19th-century building is still
used for major exhibitions.

RUE FRANCOIS PREMIER

PL DU COURS LA REINE
CANADA

PONT DES INVALIDES

The Lasserre restaurant is
decorated in the style of a luxurious
ocean liner from the 1930s.

3 Palais de la Découverte
Outside this museum of
scientific discoveries is a pair
of equestrian statues.

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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
Starsight template “UK” LAYER
(Source v2)
Date 3rd September 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm