The Champs-ÃlysÃ©es and its gardens were originally laid out in 1667 by AndrÃ© Le NÃ´tre as an extension of the Tuileries Garden, the gardens of the Tuileries Palace, which had been built in 1564, and which Le NÃ´tre had rebuilt in his own formal style for Louis XIV in 1664.
Ancient enigma. Rapa Nui's majestic rock statues (also known as Stone Heads of Easter Island) have been a mystery since Europeans first arrived in the 1700s on the island, located in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Chile.ncient enigma. Rapa Nui's majestic rock statues (also known as Stone Heads of Easter Island) have been a mystery since Europeans first arrived in the 1700s on the island, located in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Chile.
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is a small triangular multi-volcanoed mound, roughly 14 miles long by seven miles wide. In total, Easter Island is only 69 square miles.Easter Island lies 2,400 miles West of the coast of Chile and 2,500 miles East of Tahiti. Easter Islands' closest human neighbors are 1,400 miles to the West on Pitcairn Island.aster Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is a small triangular multi-volcanoed mound, roughly 14 miles long by seven miles wide. In total, Easter Island is only 69 square miles.