Avenue de Paris Avenue de Paris Avenue de Paris is a seaside, palm-lined street in Beirut, Lebanon. The avenue, which forms with Avenue General de Gaulle the Corniche Beirut promenade, is popular with rollerbladers, cyclists and joggers. The municipality of Beirut initiated in 2001 an embellishment of the Avenue de Paris section of the Corniche Beirut, a project that was conceived and designed by Lebanese artist, Lena Kelekian. The project included the replacement of the 76 cement benches with new ones covered with colorful cut ceramics as well as a Mega Chessboard on the widest section of the sidewalk. The U.S. embassy, which
Roosevelt Avenue, Quezon City Roosevelt Avenue, Quezon City Roosevelt Avenue () is the principal north-south road serving the district of San Francisco del Monte (colloquially known as Frisco) in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is situated in Quezon City and runs between Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to the north and Quezon Avenue to the south. It was named in memory of U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The avenue and the adjacent area are also referred to by local residents as "Muñoz", being the site of a popular wet market, the Muñoz Market, located at Roosevelt and EDSA. The market was named after its