Paris to transform Champs-Élysées into a massive linear urban garden

Illustration of the future linear urban garden project in Paris.

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has approved a sweeping plan to transform the city's most famous avenue, the Champs-Élysées , into a sprawling linear garden, but the €250 million makeover will only be carried out after the French capital hosts the Olympic Games. of 2024.

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The proposal includes reducing vehicle space, transforming roads into green areas for pedestrians and creating green corridors to improve air quality.

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Plans for the latest redesign of the Champs-Élysées were unveiled in 2019 by community leaders and local businesses, building on a major redevelopment proposed in 2018. The project aims to address the avenue's "loss of splendor" over the past 30 years.

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The name Champs-Élysées refers to the mythical Greek paradise, the Champs-Élysées . As The Guardian notes, it was originally a mixture of marshland and small gardens. The site was renamed Champs-Élysées in 1709 and later expanded. Today, the thoroughfare is famous for its for "its gourmet cafes, designer stores, luxury car dealerships, commercial rents among the most expensive in the world and the annual military parade in celebration of Bastille Day."

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The new plans include redesigning the famous Place de la Concorde — the largest square in Paris — at the southeastern end of the avenue, described by the city as a “municipal priority”. This is expected to be completed before the Olympics. The transformation of the Champs-Élysées is expected to be completed by 2030. Source: ArchDaily and The Guardian

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