Champs Elysees avenue in Paris lights up in crimson for finish of 12 months festivities

The Champs Elysees avenue in Paris was lit up in crimson for the Christmas season on Sunday (November 21) within the presence of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French movie star singer Clara Luciani.

A whole lot turned out for the event, opposite to final 12 months, when France noticed a lockdown towards the unfold of COVID-19 and solely a handful of officers turned up for a ceremony broadcast reside on the web.

Thought-about by the French to be the “most stunning avenue of the world”, the Champs Elysees spreads over practically two kilometres and is lined with shops and eating places.

On the prime stands the Arc de Triomphe, a landmark monument of the French capital.