The Champs-Elysées in Paris turns green

Visitors stand in greenery in front of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysées
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A model poses on the Champs-Elysées during the green festivities
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Visitors stroll on the avenue
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Visitors look at cattle grazing in a temporary pen on the famous road in Paris
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Traffic on the normally busy road was diverted into other parts of the city centre
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Visitors walk between planted fields on the Champs-Elysées near the Arc de Triomphe monument
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Thousands turned out to witness the event
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French farmers hope the series of environmental events will raise awareness of how the financial crisis is affecting agriculture in the country
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People take in the transfromation of the boulevard
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Gad Weil's work is the first of its kind on the famous street
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