PARIS — Paris has chosen the iconic Champs-Elysees avenue and the historic Place de la Concorde to host the opening ceremony for the Summer Paralympics on Wednesday.
The prestigious avenue sweeping through the 8th arrondissement to the west of central Paris is dotted with cafes, palaces and luxury shops and connects the Arc de Triomphe in the west with Place de la Concorde in the east in a single straight line.Champs-ElyseesTens of thousands of people daily throng the two kilometer-long tree-lined artery with its wide sidewalks.It has long been for the French a place of celebrations and popular gatherings.
France's World War II leader General Charles de Gaulle, chose it, of course, for his triumphant return from exile on Aug. 26, 1944, after the Liberation of Paris from the Nazis.However, the prestigious thoroughfare has known scenes of unrest. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons when 'yellow vest' anti-government protesters in 2018 attacked the Arc de Triomphe, and ransacked shops.
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