The Don Englebreston Collection
Pedestrian Promenade with Distant Obelisk and Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
This snapshot depicts a leisurely afternoon along one of central Paris's grand tree-lined promenades, with the Luxor Obelisk at Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe visible in the distance along the historic east-west axis linking the Tuileries Garden to the Champs-Elysees. The casual clothing styles date the image to the late 1970s or early 1980s, capturing an everyday moment of pedestrian life in one of the world's most iconic urban landscapes. Project: 219970