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On 26 July 2024, the day of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of arson attacks damaged the LGV Atlantique, Nord, and Est lines of the French high-speed railway system. [3] International and domestic rail services were widely disrupted, [4] with around 800,000 passengers affected. [5]
Floriane Issert, an officer with France's National Gendarmerie, carries the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France on July 26, 2024.
The tower, which was a centre piece for this year’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony, was completed in 1889. Paris is haunted by the fire in Notre Dame cathedral in 2019, which saw the wooden ...
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July 2024 across Paris, beginning at 19:30 CEST (17:30 UTC).As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings included an artistic program showcasing the culture of the host country and city, the parade of athletes and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
Read more about the Olympics opening ceremony Lady Gaga rehearsed for about an hour near the Austerlitz Bridge, a sign that the American pop star will perform at Friday's opening ceremony. She ...
Part of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on the Seine, the first time such a ceremony was held on a river. This decision raised several concerns. [3] [4] Using the Seine as a public outdoor space was to make the opening ceremony accessible to many more people than usual. [3]
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.