Book description
Learn about the history of the Champs Elysees in Paris with iMinds
Travel's insightful fast knowledge series. The Champs Elyses is the main
boulevard of Paris in France. Over the years, it has been a popular
rallying point in times of national crisis and celebration. In 1998, for
example, the people of Paris assembled here to party all night in
celebration of France s soccer win in the World Cup. And every year in
July people flock to the Champs Elyses to witness the end of the famous
Tour de France bicycle race. After a triumphal march in 1871, Parisians
lit bonfires under the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs Elyses to get
rid of what was referred to as the stain of German boots. Today, the
Bastille Day procession, which marks the storming of the Bastille, a key
event in the French Revolution, begins at the Arc de Triomphe. This
procession involves tanks, guns and flags. iMinds will tell you the
story behind the place with its innovative travel series, transporting
the armchair traveller or getting you in the mood for discover on route
to your destination. iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading
device with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and
broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning products have been
praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA
Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of general knowledge
acquisition. Learn about the history of the Champs Elysees in Paris
with iMinds Travel's insightful fast knowledge series. The Champs Elyses
is the main boulevard of Paris in France. Over the years, it has been a
popular rallying point in times of national crisis and celebration. In
1998, for example, the people of Paris assembled here to party all night
in celebration of France s soccer win in the World Cup. And every year
in July people flock to the Champs Elyses to witness the end of the
famous Tour de France bicycle race. After a triumphal march in 1871,
Parisians lit bonfires under the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs
Elyses to get rid of what was referred to as the stain of German boots.
Today, the Bastille Day procession, which marks the storming of the
Bastille, a key event in the French Revolution, begins at the Arc de
Triomphe. This procession involves tanks, guns and flags. iMinds will
tell you the story behind the place with its innovative travel series,
transporting the armchair traveller or getting you in the mood for
discover on route to your destination. iMinds brings targeted knowledge
to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your
mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning
products have been praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb
Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of
general knowledge acquisition.
