Vibrant colors and striking landmarks illuminate posters for the Paris Olympic Games in an art deco style inspired by the city’s flamboyant past. The posters were unveiled on Monday at the Musée d’Orsay — a former railway station transformed into an imposing museum stretching along the Seine River — in the presence of Paris 2024 …
France’s iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument’s management, unions said. Issued on: 22/02/2024 – 11:27Modified: 22/02/2024 – 11:25 1 min The stoppage at one of the world’s best-known tourist sites is the second within two months in protest of what unions say …
Striking workers again closed down the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday, the third day running that the landmark expected to be at the heart of celebrations for the Paris Olympics has been off-limits to visitors. FILE – People relax at the Champ-de-Mars garden in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Friday, July 16, 2021. The …
Paris — There’s another metal on offer for winners at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. In addition to the customary gold, silver and bronze, each winner’s medal will feature a small piece of iron straight from the Eiffel Tower. Small chunks of the iconic tower — an instantly recognizable symbol of Paris and of France …
The Paris police bomb disposal team expect the Olympics to present them with a “considerable challenge” next year. Issued on: 05/12/2023 – 17:13 2 min They have been working with Paris 2024 organisers to define the right level of bomb clearing intervention during the Olympics and Paralympics in the French capital next summer, the director …