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The three agitos, symbols of the Paralympic Games, have been displayed on the Arc de Triomphe since the end of June, while the five Olympic rings were hung on the Eiffel Tower on June 6. In July, the Place de la Bastille in central Paris was also decorated.
The Place de la Bastille is decked out in rings and agitos:
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
The agitos installed on the Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe, dressed in Agitos, from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
The agitos were installed on June 28
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
The three "commas" in red, blue and green, which take their name from the Latin agito ("move"), now adorn the Arc de Triomphe, at the top of the Champs-Elysées (8th). On August 28, the Paralympic athletes will make their way down the world's most beautiful avenue to the Place de la Concorde, where the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games will take place.
Each agito, made from decarbonated steel, weighs 1.5 tonnes! In the evening, the agitos will be lit up in their full colors using the cathedral technique.
Did you know that each "agito" symbolizes movement, forming together a crescent-shaped figure? Agitos are also featured on the Paralympic flag.
The rings installed on the Iron Lady:
The Eiffel Tower (7th) in the colors of the Olympic rings
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
On Thursday June 6, the Eiffel Tower was decked out in its Olympic rings.
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower between the 1st and 2nd floors!
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
View of the Eiffel Tower (7th) and the Olympic rings from the Trocadéro Olympic site (16th) under construction.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
The Olympic rings by night.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
On Thursday June 6, the Eiffel Tower (7th arrondissement) was decked out in its Olympic rings.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
The symbol of Olympism on Paris' most emblematic landmark! The five Olympic rings were installed last night on the Eiffel Tower (7th arrondissement), just fifty days before the start of the Olympic Games.
The structure is 29 meters wide and 15 meters high. Each ring is 9 meters in diameter, with a total weight of 30 tons.
They were hoisted between the first and second floors of the building using two cranes and a team of rope access technicians.
On August 31, the Mayor of Paris expressed her wish to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower and the agitos on the Arc de Triomphe.
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