The avenue
that runs from the Obelisk of Luxor in the east, to the location of Arc de
Triomphe in the west, the avenue holds great history and wonders across 1,90 Km.
Joe Dassin song “Aux Champs Elysées”, tell us about a carefree France,
with a love story between a men and a woman.
The Obelisk of
Luxor was originally located at the entrance to the Luxor Temple in Egypt. The
Obelisk was then placed in the center of Place de la Concorde where before a
guillotine to punish counter revolutionaries was. The Obelisk was a symbol of
peace, ending the revolution.
Arc de
Triomphe honors those o fought and died in the Napolionic Wars. The place is
also famous for the Parade to French and Allies forces after the liberation of
Paris (1944) with the courageous General Charles de Gaulle leading the parade, besides
the danger from the remaining German snipers who tried to stop sporadically the
soldier’s march.
