he April 23 ePrix will follow a 1.93-kilometer loop around the streets below the Eiffel Tower just a stone's throw from the River Seine.

The world's first fully electric race series is in its second season, with the French capital set to host the seventh round in the 2015-16 World Championship.

 
 
Paris ePrix: The recently revealed track is 1.93 kilometers long and includes 14 turns.
Paris is seen as a significant stop on the calendar, not only to promote electric cars in urban areas but as a small gesture of solidarity following the terror attacks last November, according to Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag.

"Paris is very important for us," Agag told CNN.

"There were very dramatic events happening in Paris before the end of the year and we want to really show that we can have a big event in the heart of Paris -- that is going to be very symbolic for us.

 
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"We are of course increasing the security measures and we will be very careful but we need to go on with our lives and the things that we do."

The race will be one of the last big sporting events in the city before the European Football Championship kicks off on June 10 with the hosts taking on Romania at the Stade de France.

"We are showing that things go on, that Paris is open for normal business and we hope a lot of people will come to the race to enjoy probably the most beautiful city in the world," added Agag.

The 14-turn track on Paris' Left Bank will speed drivers past the Musee de l'Armee and the Musee d'Histoire Contemporaine and will feature a pit lane running down the center of the Esplanade des Invalides.

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio and chair of Formula E Sustainability Committee greeted the news enthusiastically on Twitter.

"FIA Formula E races are taking place in Paris on 4/23. Excited for the city of Paris and its people," DiCaprio, star of "The Revenant," tweeted to his 14 million followers.