While previously held elsewhere within or near the capital city, since 1918 it has been held on the Champs-Élysées, with the evident agreement of the Allies as represented in the Versailles Peace Conference, and with the exception of the period of German occupation from 1940 to 1944.

* 1989: France celebrated the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, notably with a monumental show on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, directed by French designer Jean-Paul Goude.

* May 29 – The ballet The Rite of Spring, with music by Igor Stravinsky conducted by Pierre Monteux, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and design by Nicholas Roerich, is premièred by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris ; its modernism provokes one of the most famous classical music riots in history.

The extravagant architecture and cosmopolitan high culture of this period won Bucharest the nickname of " Little Paris " ( Micul Paris ), with Calea Victoriei as its Champs-Élysées.

Le Lido, on the Champs-Élysées has been a venue of the finest shows with the most famous names since 1946 including Édith Piaf, Laurel & Hardy, Shirley MacLaine, Marlene Dietrich, Maurice Chevalier, and Noël Coward among them.

The Champs-Élysées was originally fields and market gardens, until 1616, when Marie de Medici decided to extend the axis of the Tuileries Garden with an avenue of trees.

The 2007 lighting of the Champs-Élysées was very successful, with lighting tubes which acted like snow falling from the trees.

Since 1975, the last stage of the Tour de France has finished on the Champs-Élysées, with riders typically making six to eight circuits back and forth on the avenue, with a furious final sprint.

Station Charles de Gaulle – Étoile is at the street's west end, and there are three stations with entrances on the street itself ; from west to east these are: George V by the Hôtel George-V, Franklin D. Roosevelt at the rond-point des Champs-Élysées, and Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau at place Clemenceau.

The film served as an intermission piece for Picabia's avant-garde ballet, Relâche, premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, with music by Erik Satie.

They worked on the score from March to May 1913, and to get the orchestra of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to cope with the unfamiliar and difficult music Monteux held seventeen rehearsals.

On special occasions, such as the military parade on the Champs-Élysées on Bastille Day, the polytechniciens wear the 19th-century-style “ grand uniform ”, with the famous bicorne, or cocked hat, but students have not typically worn a uniform on campus since the elimination of the “ internal uniform ” in the mid-1980s.

In 2003, the orchestra made its European début with performances in London's Barbican Hall, Belfast, Dublin and Paris ( Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ).

By the end of the year she was conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with a programme of Bach, Monteverdi and Schütz.

Specifically, the station is underneath Avenue de la Grand Armée, the extension of the Champs-Élysées west of the Arc de Triomphe, at its intersection with Rue d ' Argentine.

Ten years earlier, he had become acquainted with the musician Offenbach, who was about to start a small theatre of his own in the Champs-Élysées, and he wrote a sort of prologue, Entrez, messieurs, mesdames, for the opening night.

Hungária Boulevard was built from 1980 to 2000 and it is the widest ( 70 meters, like Champs-Élysées ) and longest ( 13 kilometers ) boulevard in Budapest with six to ten traffic lanes and a rapid tram line.

Looking west, the arch is perfectly aligned with the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde, the centerline of the grand boulevard Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe at the Place de l ' Étoile, and, although it is not directly visible from the Place du Carrousel, the Grande Arche de la Défense.

The most memorable of these was his victory on the Champs-Élysées in Paris where he won by a huge margin ; almost 30m, with his own lead out man, Mark Renshaw having enough time to come in 2nd with his arms raised.

While not an exact translation, the French lyrics cover the same themes ( a young man daydreaming about a girl and a nice, recent convertible car, and going back to reality driving an older car ), with some changes suitable for a French audience ( dreaming about driving on the Champs-Élysées, the old Ford ' 41 replaced by an old Citroën ).

When Offenbach asked Rossini's permission to revive his comedy Il signor Bruschino, Rossini replied that he was pleased to be able to do anything for " the Mozart of the Champs-Élysées ".

Every year during Advent, Christmastide, and Epiphany, the ' Champs-Élysées ' Committee contribute for the Holidays seasons lighting of the Champs-Élysées.

Unusually, the riders climbed the " Giant of Provence " on the second-to-last day of the race, on 25 July 2009, prior to transferring to Paris for the traditional parade on the Champs-Élysées.

* the decorative series of friezes executed for the exterior of Auguste Perret's Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ( 1913 ).

Occasional performances took place after Berlioz's death: in Hanover in 1879, Vienna in 1911, and as part of the inaugural season at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées for six performances from 31 March 1913 conducted by Weingartner.

Rather than a palace, for it was not a royal seat of power, the French termed it a maison de plaisance overlooking the Seine, facing the Tuileries to the east and the developing Champs-Élysées on the west.

" Thévenet-who had taken the climb on the larger chainring-went on to win the Tour, which that year finished on the Champs-Élysées for the first time.

He is known for his polite and toned-down attitude towards show-business stars, and best-known outside France for the incident between Serge Gainsbourg and megastar Whitney Houston in the Champs-Élysées TV show.

Jouvet left in October 1922 for the Comédie des Champs-Élysées ( the small stage of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ).

The race jury invoked the ' rain rule ' for the Champs-Élysées, meaning that Lance Armstrong became the winner of the General classification the first time the race passed the finish line, rather than the eighth time as normal.

Acclaimed as " America's Champs-Élysées ," this stretch of Wilshire near the La Brea Tar Pits was named " Miracle Mile " for its improbable rise to prominence.

The Lido is a cabaret and burlesque show establishment on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France which opened in 1946, famous for its exotic shows, which rival those of Las Vegas and where Elvis Presley gave an impromptu concert.

After the films initial release, producer Seymour Nebenzal used scenes from the car chase in The Testament of Dr. Mabuse for his own production of Le roi des Champs-Élysées ( 1934 ) featuring Buster Keaton.

However, the powers of the mayor of Paris were increased at the expense of those of the Préfet de Police in 2002, notably for traffic and parking decisions ( the préfet retains the responsibility on main thoroughfares such as the Champs-Élysées avenue, and on any street during the organization of demonstrations ).

Following auditions chaired by Charles Munch, 108 musicians were chosen ( of whom 50 were from the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra ) for the newly created Orchestre de Paris, which gave its first concert on 14 November 1967 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

This reputation continued throughout the nineteenth century, where the old aristocracy of the Saint-Germain quarter is frequently contrasted with the new upper bourgeoisie of the Right Bank, having their homes on the Boulevard Saint-Honoré or on the Champs-Élysées ( as noted, for example, in the novels of Honoré de Balzac and Marcel Proust ).

Horseman of the French Republican Guard during the 2007 Bastille Day Military Parade | military parade on the Champs-Élysées.

Every year on Bastille Day, the largest military parade in Europe passes down the Champs-Élysées, reviewed by the President of the Republic.

École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr | Saint-Cyr cadets at the Bastille Day Military Parade on the Champs-Élysées

The oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe is the Bastille Day Military Parade which is held each 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, during France's national day celebrations.

Hussars in dress uniform on the Champs-Élysées during the Bastille Day Military Parade 2007 military parade

Firemen of the Paris brigade, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris.

Image: 21e RIMa Bastille Day 2008. jpg | 21st Regiment of marine infantry, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris.

Group of naval fusiliers of Toulon, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris.

Millerand and other dignitaries were traveling in a procession of three carriages along the Champs-Élysées after returning from a Bastille Day military review.

Maxime Brunerie ( born 21 May 1977 ) is a man who attempted to assassinate French President Jacques Chirac on July 14, 2002 in Paris, during the Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Élysées.