Champs - Elysees
by Allen Beatty
Title
Champs - Elysees
Artist
Allen Beatty
Medium
Photograph - Photography- Digital Painting
Description
The Avenue des Champs-Elyees is a street in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafes, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Champs-Elyees is arguably the most famous streetand one of the most expensive strips of real estatein the world. Several French monuments are also on the street, including the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde. The name is French for Elysian Fields, the place of the blessed dead in Greek mythology. According to a much used description, the Champs-Elysees is la plus belle avenue du monde ("the most beautiful avenue in the world").
The avenue runs for 1.91 km (1.18 mi) through the 8th arrondissement in northwestern Paris, from the Place de la Concorde in the east, with the Obelisk of Luxor, to the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly the Place de l'Eoile) in the west, location of the Arc de Triomphe. The Champs-Elysee forms part of the Axe historique.
One of the principal tourist destinations in Paris, the lower part of the Champs-Elysees is bordered by greenery (Carre Marigny) and by buildings such as the Theatre Marigny and the Grand Palais (containing the Palais de la DeCouverte). The Elysees Palace is slightly to the north, but not on the avenue itself. Further to the west, the avenue is lined with cinemas, cafes and restaurants, and luxury specialty shops. The Champs-Elysees ends at the Arc de Triomphe, built to honour the victories of Napoleon Bonaparte. Image enhanced digitally for a "painted" effect.
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January 18th, 2012
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