July 14 (UPI) -- France on Monday celebrated Bastille Day with the nation's biggest holiday in the air and on the ground. The parade in Paris included 7,000 people on horseback and tanks, axe-carrying French Legion troops, 102 warplanes and helicopters.

The Bastille Day parade in 2017 on the Champs-Élysées in Paris inspired Donald Trump to plan a military parade in Washington to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday July 14 with a major military parade and military jet flyovers in Paris.

President Emmanuel Macron made a grand entrance at the 2025 Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, marking France’s National Day with military pride, historic symbolism, and Olympic flair. One of the most memorable moments was the ceremonial handover of the sword,

Macron hosted Prabowo for dinner at the lyse Palace after France's National Day. They discussed bilateral and global issues over a French meal.

France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday with 7,000 people marching, on horseback or riding armored vehicles along the cobblestones of the

French President Emmaneul Macron joined the Bastille Day Military Parade at the Arch de Triomphe. Macron aboard an open vehicle and encircled by a full motorcade and cavalry waved to the people witnessing the grand celebrations in Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto as a friend and praised the joint Indonesian military-police contingent that

France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday with 7,000 people marching, on horseback or riding armored vehicles along the cobblestones of the Champs-Elysees, the most iconic avenue in Paris.

Bastille Day in France celebrates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, marking the start of the French Revolution. The event features parades, parties, and a display of military strength, celebrated with elaborate spectacles in Paris,

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in the next two years because of new and unprecedented threats, from Russia to terrorists to online attacks.