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Since the 1789 storming of the Bastille state prison, which began the French Revolution, the Phrygian cap was worn as a symbol of liberty, including during the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3] Marianne, the national personification of France, is often depicted wearing a Phrygian cap. [4] The Phryges were designed by Gilles Deleris [5] and ...
After the fall of the monarchy, the Provisional Government had declared: "The image of liberty should replace everywhere the images of corruption and shame, which have been broken in three days by the magnanimous French people." For the first time, the allegory of Marianne condensed into itself Liberty, the Republic and the Revolution.
(The official logo for the Paris Olympics subtly references Marianne, if you look closely.) But violent, passionate revolution doesn’t quite fit with the Olympic charter, so Les Phryges are a ...
At first glance, the logo for the Paris Olympics appears to be a flame against a gold background. But look closer, open your mind a touch, and a new image will take shape. Olympic mystery solved ...
The top of the pedestal is occupied by a 9.5 m high statue of Marianne, symbolizing the Republic. She is represented standing, wearing a toga and a baldric on which is mounted a sword. She is dressed at the same time with a Phrygian cap, symbol of liberty and a plant crown. In her right hand, the statue bears an olive branch, a peace symbol.
Here are some of the best photos from the final day of the Paris Olympics. Sifan Hassan wins 6th Olympic medal First up was the women's marathon, which crowned Netherlands' Sifan Hassan as Olympic ...
The French Olympic Committee commissioned Mathieu Lehanneur (born 1974), [1] [2] to design the cauldron, torch, and ceremonial cauldrons along the torch relay route: Lehanneur developed a concept of having these three items symbolise France's national motto, "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" ("Liberty, equality, fraternity"), and gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. [3]
Here are some of the best images from Day 9 of the Olympic Games, from the track to an Eiffel Tower sunset to some of the best in the world celebrating Olympic gold with their families.