PARIS — Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the Eiffel Tower's five Olympic rings, marking 50 days until the opening of the Summer Games in the French capital.
The ring structure, made from recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine.
The Paris Olympics has many iconic venues.
Nicknamed “La Dame de Fer” (Iron Lady), the tower will be a prominent feature at the Paris Games, which run from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympics that will follow.
Men's and women's volleyball players will compete at the base of the 330-meter (1,083-foot) monument, with about 13,000 fans attending the event at the Eiffel Tower's temporary stadium, near the Champ de Mars, where Parisians and tourists picnic on the grass and watch the July 14 fireworks display.
The medals for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games feature hexagonal pieces of iron taken from the Tower.
This hugely popular landmark in central Paris is experiencing a surge in visitor numbers in the run up to the 2024 Olympics.
The five Olympic rings are adorned on the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Friday, June 7, 2024. Organizers of the Paris Olympics decorated the Eiffel Tower with the Olympic rings in the French capital on Friday, 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The 95-foot-long, 43-foot-tall Olympic rings structure will be made entirely from recycled French steel and will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old landmark in central Paris overlooking the Seine. Photo by AP/Michel Euler
