The Axe historique refers to a straightly aligned series of thoroughfare streets, squares, monuments and buildings that extend from the centre of Paris, France, to the west-northwest of the city. It is also known as the Voie Triomphale.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, the obelisk of the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, and the Grande Arche of La Défense, on the same perspective.
The Axe historique looking west from the Place de la Concorde.
The Axe historique seen from the Tuileries Gardens.
The Grande Arche seen from the Arc de Triomphe on the Axe historique.
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés, and luxury shops, as the finish of the Tour de France cycling race, as well as for its annual Bastille Day military parade. The name is French for the Elysian Fields, the place for dead heroes in Greek mythology. It has been described as the "most beautiful avenue in the whole world".
View of the Champs-Élysées from the Arc de Triomphe with the Louvre in the background
The historical axis, looking west from Place de la Concorde, with the Obelisk of Luxor in the foreground
The Champs-Élysées seen from the Arc de Triomphe
View at pedestrian level as seen from the middle of the avenue looking west
