The Eiffel Tower has been chosen as the location to display the Olympic rings for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
On the morning of June 7, 2024, 49 days before the opening of the Olympic Games, the city of Paris woke up to a big surprise: the Olympic rings had been installed between the first and second floors of the Eiffel Tower.
At the Olympics, five giant rings, the symbol of the Olympic movement, areSpectacularAs the symbol of the Olympic Games, the Eiffel Tower will be installed at an iconic site or monument in the host city. Following in the footsteps of London's Tower Bridge in 2012, Rio's Madureira Park in 2016 and Tokyo's Odaiba Beach in 2021, the Olympic Organising Committee has chosen the Eiffel Tower to proudly fly the Olympic colours this summer. Truly iconic!
True technical ability
The Olympic rings are 95 feet wide and 43 feet tall. Manufactured by ArcelorMittalInstalling the ring, more than 200 feet above the ground, was a true engineering feat and required months of meticulous preparation. Eiffel Tower Development Association (SETE)In collaboration with ArcelorMittal France experts, Paris 2024 We carried out feasibility studies on all the structural alignment, attachment points, weight distribution, etc. needed to ensure safety and preserve the monument.
The entire work was supervised and verified by the competent inspection authorities (technical experts and inspection agencies). The final work required great precision, with the use of magnificent cranes – two 500-ton and two 100-ton cranes – to lift and install the ring between the first and second floors. The work was carried out during the night of 6-7 June 2024.
At the heart of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games
With the installation of the Olympic rings, the Eiffel Tower has become an even more integral part of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It will be featured in the design of the Olympic and Paralympic medals, podiums and the Opening Ceremony, as well as at the intersections of several stadiums and key Olympic venues (Parc des Champions, Champ de Mars Arena and Pont d'Iena). It will also feature on banknotes: from June 2024, the Eiffel Tower will appear on 24 million commemorative 2 euro coins that will be put into circulation by the Paris Mint.
Be sure to check out the Olympic rings, which are brightly colored during the day and lit up in white at night.
