place Charles-de-Gaulle

Quartier des Champs-Élysées, France · built 1670

The Place Charles de Gaulle (French: [plas ʃaʁl (ə) də ɡol]), historically known as the Place de l'Étoile (French: [plas d (ə) letwal]), is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues (hence its historic name, which translates as "Square of the Star") including the Champs-Élysées. It was renamed in 1970, following the death of former President Charles de Gaulle. It is still often referred to by its original name; the nearby Métro and RER station retains the designation Charles de Gaulle–Étoile. Paris's Axe historique ("historical axis") cuts through the Arc de Triomphe, which stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle.

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