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Olympic rings to remain on Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 – L’Express
The Olympic rings will remain on the Eiffel Tower until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and “perhaps” beyond, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Friday. “The proposal I made is that…
Britain apologizes to victims of Grenfell tower block fire | News in brief
15:08•Updated 15:10 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued an apology on behalf of the state to the victims of the Grenfell tower block fire. According to Starmer, the fire…
UK: All 72 Grenfell Tower deaths could have been avoided
Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire in London, the public inquiry has just published its final report. Seventy-two people died in the accident, already described as “avoidable” by a…
There is opposition to leaving the Olympic rings in the Eiffel Tower | Sports in a nutshell
The mayor of Paris proposed on Saturday that the Olympic rings be left on the Eiffel Tower to remind of the Olympics and the ongoing Paralympics. To the designer of…
Baptism of fire for ‘the jukebox of Utrecht’: for the first time again a concert from the Dom Tower without scaffolding
The official unveiling of the Dom Tower will take a few more months, but the foundations Utrechtse Klokkenspel Vrienden and Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht felt that attention should be paid…
Construction of Galaxy Tower still at a standstill, councillor in talks with developer again
Construction of the Utrecht residential tower Galaxy Tower has been halted since February 2023. Ballast Nedam, the builder of the project, then cleared the construction site to extort money from…
1 star on Google, but guide Jan is proud of the restored Dom Tower
First stop: the Michael’s Chapel. Jan: “Before it was restored, it was a lot darker here.” Instead of the three layers of stained glass, there is now only one. Much…
Paralympics 2024: in front of the Eiffel Tower, the sand gives way to synthetic grass
The Paralympic Games are getting closer! In Paris, 11 of the 15 Olympic competition venues will once again be used for the Paralympic Games, which requires some adaptations, such as…
Did you know that there is a chameleon and a seahorse hidden in the Dom Tower?
De Wild finds it special because it also brings back the character of the creator in the Dom Tower. “We agreed that we would respect the sculptures. The sculptures from…
The Eiffel Tower is evacuated – people climbed on the outside
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, just hours before the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. Pictures from the scene show a blond man in a shirtless shirt…