Less than fifty days before the Paris Olympic Games, the five Olympic rings were hung on the Eiffel Tower overnight. Around fifteen rope access technicians took part in the rigging operation as well as several cranes.
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Parisians, as well as tourists present in the French capital, noted this morning of June 7 the presence of the red, green, blue, black and yellow rings, representing the five continents hoisted on the Iron Lady. “ We come from the Czech Republic and we were on the landing beaches in Normandy yesterday. These rings symbolize in my eyes freedom and above all peace, peace, peace between States », insists a tourist met at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
It’s also a great way to talk about Olympic values to children…
Report from Paris by Baptiste Coulon
Manufactured by the steelmaker Arcelor Mittal from recycled steel, the rings weigh 30 tonnes, and measure 29 meters long and 13 meters high.
Installed between the first and second floor of the most famous French monument, the rings, symbols of Olympic Gameswill remain until the end of the Paralympic events.
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