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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Anne Hidalgo want to do to the Champs Elysées?
A
Anne Hidalgo wants to spend $450m to transform the Champs-Élysées into “a beautiful garden.
B
Anne Hidalgo wants to spend $150m to transform the Champs-Élysées into “a beautiful garden.
C
Anne Hidalgo wants to spend $250m to transform the Champs-Élysées into “a beautiful garden.
D
Anne Hidalgo wants to spend $350m to transform the Champs-Élysées into “a beautiful garden.
E
Anne Hidalgo wants to spend $550m to transform the Champs-Élysées into “a beautiful garden.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PARIS (AFP-Jiji)-Paris will give the famed Champs-Elysees a makeover ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games by planting trees and increasing pedestrian areas, the French capital’s officials said May 11.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does “Champs-Élysées” mean? “Champs-Élysées” is French for “Elysian Fields, ” a paradise in Greek mythology. What is the Champs-Élysées famous for? The Champs-Élysées connects the Arc de Triomphe with the Place de la Concorde and is considered to be one of the world’s most famous commercial streets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Her ambitious $250 million initiative aims to transform the iconic street into “a beautiful garden.” The project’s first goal is to bring down the pollution by reducing the avenue’s eight car lanes to just four. They will be replaced with trees and bike lanes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like the Eiffel Tower, the avenue is a symbol of Paris. It is lined with restaurants, luxury boutiques (Louis Vuitton, Mont-Blanc, Guerlain, Ferrari etc.), flagship stores (Abercrombie, Sephora etc.) and nightclubs.

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