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HISTORY UK: Oxford Street’s biggest department store was opened by the American businessman Gordon J Selfridge in 1909, whose motto was ‘The customer is always right’.
The Mall (Horse Guards Rd), London, Greater London
Park · City of Westminster · 331 tips and reviews
HISTORY UK: Originally a deer park for Henry VIII, so he could hunt while staying at Whitehall Palace, the park was laid out in a formal style by Charles II, when Pepys came here to watch ice skating.
Place Charles de Gaulle (Avenue des Champs-Élysées), Paris, Île-de-France
Monument · Chaillot · 796 tips and reviews
ParisianGeek: Depuis 1836, il offre une des plus belle vue de Paris! Admirez l'Axe Historique des Tuileries à la Défense, en passant par les Champs-Élysées. Ou encore la Tour Eiffel et le Sacré Cœur.