Paris Mayor: Eiffel Tower to Remain Adorned with Olympic Rings

Paris Mayor Hidalgo plans to replace the damaged Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower with new, lighter rings. Additionally, statues of influential women will be erected along the Rue de la Chapelle. The decision on the fate of the Olympic cauldron in the Tuileries Gardens, which is state property, lies with President Emmanuel Macron. The Paralympics are currently taking place in Paris, after the recently concluded Summer Games, during which, according to Hidalgo, the French "fell in love with Pa..

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo will keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower, with lighter replacements, and the Olympic cauldron may stay in the Tuileries Gardens. The games have been praised for their smooth running, and the French people have rediscovered their love for Paris, which will never be the same again, with plans to reauthorize swimming in parts of the River Seine by summer 2025.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, in office since 2014, plans to keep the 29-meter-wide and 15-meter-high Olympic rings permanently on the side of the Eiffel Tower facing the Seine at a height of 60 meters, replacing the current rings with lighter 9-meter rings, as the current rings cannot withstand the winter winds. She also wants to install the cauldron with artificial fire and statues of famous women from the opening ceremony. The Summer Games and Paralympics were held in Paris, and the IOC has app..

The Eiffel Tower in Paris will have the Olympic rings as a permanent element; the Seine is still polluted, causing the postponement of Paralympic triathlon races.