7 Stop 7 of 9 on The Grand Boulevards: The Man Who Demolished Paris

Champs-Élysées

Opéra / Champs-Élysées, Paris

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"This is the Champs-Élysées — say it shahnz-eh-lee-ZAY — nearly two kilometers of avenue running straight uphill to the Arc de Triomphe, lined with double rows of plane trees. The name means the Elysian Fields — the fields of heaven. The French named a street after heaven, and the rest of the world mostly went along with it. Which is funny, because this was a swamp."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Rue de Rivoli / Tuileries Garden

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Arc de Triomphe
The Grand Boulevards: The Man Who Demolished Paris

The Grand Boulevards: The Man Who Demolished Paris

9 stops · 40 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Grand Boulevards: The Man Who Demolished Paris route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Palais Garnier
  3. 3 Boulevard Haussmann
  4. 4 Galeries Lafayette
  5. 5 Place Vendôme
  6. 6 Rue de Rivoli / Tuileries Garden
  7. 7 Champs-Élysées
  8. 8 Arc de Triomphe
  9. 9 The Reveal

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This is just one of 9 stops on the The Grand Boulevards: The Man Who Demolished Paris tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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