The Olympic rings go “Stay at the Eiffel Tower” after the Paralympic Games, announced the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, in an interview with the daily Ouest France, published on Saturday, August 31.
“As mayor of Paris, the decision is up to me and I have the agreement of the IOC. So yes, they will stay at the Eiffel Tower.”explains the elected socialist. New rings “just as big but lighter” will be fixed “as quickly as possible” on the tower, being those that were hanged at the beginning of June “overweight” For “resist sustainably”specifies.
Anne Hidalgo also expresses her desire to install along the rue de la Chapelle, “symbolic place” From the 18th arrondissement of Paris, the statues of the ten French women who appeared in the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. “It is an important avenue leading to Saint-Denis and the Basilica of the Kings of France. It is a strong symbol, I discussed it with Tony Estanguet, who thinks the idea is excellent.”duck.
“Paris will never be the same again”
If she also expresses the desire to see the Olympic cauldron, “an inseparable part of the Paris Games”to remain in the Tuileries Garden, the decision is up to the President of the Republic, the place being property of the State.
On the accessibility of the Paris metro, says the mayor of the capital “favorable to complete the adaptation” from the network, but underlines the “extremely significant costs” its renewal, which will require additional public revenues. “I am willing to participate in the overall effort, even though transport is primarily the responsibility of the State and the Region, but I do not have the money to finance a third of this titanic project”argues.
A few days before the opening of the Paralympic Games on August 28, the mayor of the host city welcomes “that the French have fallen in love with Paris again” on the occasion of the event. “Paris will never be the same again”He says, mentioning among other things open water swimming in the Seine, which should be authorised in the Marie arm at Bercy or in the Grenelle arm before the summer of 2025.
