Anne HidalgoMayor of Paris, had a final idea that is causing a sensation in France. The socialist wants to keep the Olympic rings until 2028 –when the Games begin in Los Angeles– at the eiffel tower as a way of honouring the fact of having hosted the event this summer and also proposes that the same should be done with the Paralympic Games logo on the Arc de Triomphe.
The current interim Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati and the association which brings together the heirs of the engineer Gustave Eiffel are radically opposed to it. to Anne Hidalgo’s idea of permanently staining the symbol of the city with the Olympic rings, since the mayor has not ruled out that “After 2028, they will remain in the Tower as a tribute to sport” and for being a city that has hosted three Olympic events.
The heirs of the builder who gave his name to the 300-metre-high building “consider the tower to be a symbol of Paris and France”. with a broader vocation than that of being permanently associated with the Olympic Games”as Hidalgo wants to appear today.
For his part, Dati said the mayor’s idea is “madness.” “The Eiffel Tower is a protected monument, the work of an immense engineer and creator. “To respect its architectural style and its work, it is necessary to obtain authorization for any substantial modification and to carry out an impact study, in accordance with the heritage code,” he indicated.
Anne HigaldoHowever, remains determined to associate the Olympic Games with the most emblematic monument of ParisThe International Olympic Committee, quite unhappy with the Woke Games, has not yet made a decision on this idea of a mayor who intends to win the medal for having organized the best Olympic Games in history.
