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.
English is the most widely spoken language in Rhode Island, by far. There are some immigrant communites that speak other languages also, such as Spanish and French.aster Island, a territory of the Republic of Chile, is a Polynesian Island at the southeastern edge of the Polynesian Triangle, with mysterious monolithic statues carved from â¦ giant blocks of stone. Easter Island is famous for these statues, called Moai (pronounced MOE-eye), created by the Rapanui people.