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France - Europe
Added on the 18/01/2013 - Copyright : Tourvideos
A subdued Bastille Day ceremony sees the Champs-Elysées empty. This year, French President Emmanuel Macron presides a scaled-down gathering of just 2,000 soldiers -- half the usual number -- at the Place de la Concorde. While jets perform their traditional flyovers over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, authorities call off the annual military parade that marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille prison that launched the French Revolution. IMAGES
On the 39th day of the confinement, light traffic and rare passers-by cross the usually crowded Place de la Concorde in Paris under a radiant sun. IMAGES
On the 19th day of confinement in France to stem the coronavirus pandemic, a few passers-by walk along the Place de la Concorde in Paris, usually crowded with tourists and cars. IMAGES
Only a few walkers and runners are seen on the usually busy the Place de la Concorde in Paris on the 12th day of coronavirus lockdown. IMAGES
The Concorde and Champs-Elysées district is completely sealed off by the police as more than 7,400 police officers and gendarmes are deployed to secure the May Day demonstrations in Paris, where "1,000 to 2,000 radical activists" are expected according to French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. IMAGES of Place de la Concorde closed off by police