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.
Diamond Head is actually situated on the Hawaiian island of OÊ»ahu. The Hawaiian islands are located broadly in the centre of the Pacific Plate and so are not located near the margins of a tectonic plate. A mantle plume and hotspot is instead responsible for the formation and volcanism that created Diamond Head.he Hawaiian islands are located broadly in the centre of the Pacific Plate and so are not located near the margins of a tectonic plate. A mantle plume and hotspot is instead responsible for the formation and volcanism that created Diamond Head.