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paris mayor’s plan to permanently keep olympic rings on eiffel tower faces sharp criticism


the decision has faced opposition from the descendants of gustave eiffel, the tower's original engineer.

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mathieu lehanneur’s balloon-shaped cauldron rises to celebrate the paralympics’ opening


the metallic balloon-shaped cauldron ascended once again to celebrate the beginning of the paralympiad.

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volocopter’s eVTOL completes crewed test flight at a vertiport in paris amid 2024 olympics


the 18-rotor volocity has performed its test flight at the aerodrome of saint-cyr-l'école, the dubbed first commercial vertiport.

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iconic footwear parts form kinetic sculpture to celebrate breakdancing’s olympic debut


lazerian's sculpture shapes an avian form symbolizing the fluidity and spontaneity of breakdancing.

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edra furnishes casa italia for paris 2024 olympics welcoming athletes into scenic journey


casa italia and edra furnish le pré catelan, a 19th-century pavilion with 'ensemble,' aligning with the olympic spirit and the motto liberté, égalité, fraternité.

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paris 2024 olympics ‘alter egos’ come out as custom electric motorbikes by DAB motors


each shade represents a sport: surfing for blue, tennis for green, basketball for yellow, boxing for red, and skateboarding for black.

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tatsuya tanaka recreates paris olympics with miniature sculptures from household items


tanaka skillfully uses a variety of everyday object to depict athletic scenes, including fencing, swimming, and even the newly introduced breakdancing.

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kinetic mirror pavilion’s living facade rhythmically reflects french monument for paris 2024


the installation features 572 3D printed pieces, CNC-cut wood structures, and nearly 600 laser-cut mirrors.

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ring resin chandelier sculptures by miguel chevalier illuminate athletes’ village for paris 2024


miguel chevalier draws from the movements of the seine river to create the concentric wave-like light installations.

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inside the paris olympics’ temporary pavilions with photographer aurélien chen


envisioned as meeting points between architecture and sport, the pavilions were designed to host sports federations during the games.

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