Eiffel Tower, Olympic and Paris
Paris' Olympics summer ends with a feud over keeping the rings on the Eiffel Tower
"The rings were never part of its original design," Gustave Eiffel's great-great granddaughter told NBC News, as the family clashed with the mayor of the French capital.
The Olympic Rings to Remain on the Eiffel Tower, Says Paris Mayor
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo proudly announced that the Olympic rings are to remain on the Eiffel Tower. The decision has sparked backlash.
Eiffel’s descendants say ‘Non’ to keeping Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower
Mayor Anne Hidalgo is pushing to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. She also wants to keep the hot air balloon that lifted the Olympic cauldron into the sky during the Games.
Paris mayor wants to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower permanently
The huge multicolored interlocking Olympic rings that adorned the Eiffel Tower in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games were supposed to come down after the Paralympics for athletes with disabilities end on Sunday.
Are the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower for the 2024 Summer Games permanent?
The Paris mayor says the Olympic rings will remain on the Eiffel Tower at least through 2028 but other says they should come down when the 2024 Games end
The Eiffel family does not want Olympic rings to stay on the Paris tower
To preserve the spirit of the Games, Paris' mayor has proposed making the five Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower a permanent fixture. Now the Eiffel family has gotten involved.
Paris Mayor and Olympic chief unveil temporary Olympic rings on Pont d'Iéna
A temporary Olympic rings structure was installed in Paris on the Pont d'Iéna on Saturday in the presence of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, marking an important moment in the city's post-Games transformation.
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Fate of Eiffel Tower’s Olympic rings turns into political fight
PARIS — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she wants to keep the Olympic rings affixed to the Eiffel Tower so that the “festive spirit” of a successful Games lives on long after their conclusion. Her ...
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Paris mayor on wish for Olympic rings to stay on Eiffel Tower until 2028
Criticism has been swift from the descendants of her designer, Gustave Eiffel, as well as from political opposition groups. Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, said at a press conference ...
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Paris' Olympics summer ends with a feud over keeping the rings on the Eiffel Tower
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo revealed last week that she plans ... Now, those voices have been joined by the family of Gustave Eiffel — the engineer who designed the eponymous tower for the city's ...
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Eiffel’s descendants say Non to keeping Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower
Mayor Anne Hidalgo is pushing to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. She also wants to keep the hot air balloon that lifted the Olympic cauldron into the sky during the Games. “We have ...