 Bastille Day military parade

The Bastille Day military parade, also known as the 14 July military parade, translation of the French name of "Défilé militaire du 14 juillet", is a French military parade that has been held on the morning of 14 July each year in Paris since 1880, almost without exception.The parade passes down the Champs-Élysées from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde where the President of the French Republic, his government and foreign ambassadors to France stand.