five Olympic rings from the Eiffel Tower have been removed – Libération

2024-09-27 05:42:55

Cut to the Parisian monument from the summer but not designed to survive the winter, the five heavy rings are removed this Friday, September 27 to be replaced by rings lasting until 2028 as Mayor Anne Hidalgo wanted.

Quitting to stay better? The Olympic rings hung on the Eiffel Tower since May have been removed, basically to be replaced by a more suitable structure to remain there until 2028 as requested by the Paris city hall, notes the photographer An AFP. Five colored rings – 29 meters long, 15 meters high – were previously located between the first and second floors of the Iron Lady.

The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo wants this symbol of Olympism to remain on the emblematic monument of the capital until the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. But the thirty-ton structure made by Arcelor Mittal steel that is not designed to withstand the winter weather conditions.

Strong criticism

The city of Paris, owner of the Eiffel Tower, and the IOC, owner of the Olympic symbol, have said they are working on building new, lighter, permanent rings, while the old ones will melt. While waiting for the new ones to be installed, the smaller ring hung on the Jena Bridge, just opposite, to “make progress”such as city halls.

The socialist mayor’s plan to keep the rings on the Eiffel Tower until 2028 has raised strong criticism among the defenders of the heritage and the children of Gustave Eiffel. The latter believe that their treatment will destroy the work of their fathers established 135 years ago, which in their eyes is not intended to show “advertising sign”rings are trademarked.