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Paralympics Photo of the Day: A Final Game Beneath the Eiffel Tower

Paralympics Photo of the Day: A Final Game Beneath the Eiffel Tower

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Christophe Ena / AP The teams of France and Argentina compete during the blind-football gold-medal match in Paris on the last day of the 2024 Paralympic Games. After reaching a 1–1 draw in regular time, France went on to win the game and the medal in a penalty shootout. Previously: September 7: A Vampire Who Bites Medals September 6: A Show of Camaraderie September 5: Double Gold September 4: Winding Up a Powerful Throw September 3: A Dodge and Parry Source link

Celine Dion Gives Spectacular Performance On Eiffel Tower

Celine Dion Gives Spectacular Performance On Eiffel Tower

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Celine Dion brought the Paris Olympics opening ceremony to a magnificent end with her first performance since announcing her diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder in 2022. Dressed in a glittery silver gown, she delivered a stirring rendition of L’hymne à l’amour, co-written and famously performed by French singer Édith Piaf, on a platform partway up the lighted Eiffel Tower and beneath glowing Olympic rings. She was accompanied by a pianist. Immediately after the performance, Kelly Clarkson, one of NBC’s commentators, choked up and teary, said, “I actually can’t talk.” “People don’t know her story, what she’s been going through physically,” she added. “It’s just incredible what she’s overcome. And to have that moment — she’s a vocal athlete.” Dion announced in 2022 she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a condition that has affected her ability to sing. She has since cut back significantly on public appearances. She fuelled hype that she would perform at the opening ceremony when she was spotted in Paris this week. Afterwards, the Canadian singer posted on social media …

Eiffel Tower ticket prices increase by 20% in bid to save Paris’s ‘Iron Lady’

Eiffel Tower ticket prices increase by 20% in bid to save Paris’s ‘Iron Lady’

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Ticket prices for visiting the Eiffel Tower have been raised 20 percent in a bid to offset its sky-high maintenance costs. The increase comes just weeks before the opening of the 2024 Olympics and after months of tensions between the “Iron Lady”‘s management company and Paris City Hall over the revenues generated by this symbol of the City of Light. Source link

Olympic rings mounted on Eiffel Tower with 50 days to go until Paris Games

Olympic rings mounted on Eiffel Tower with 50 days to go until Paris Games

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The Paris Olympics organizers on Friday unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. Issued on: 07/06/2024 – 11:49 2 min The structure of rings, made of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River. Each ring is 9 meters (30 feet) in diameter. The Olympic rings are mounted on the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 7, 2024. © Michel Euler, AP Thousands of athletes will parade through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route in the opening ceremony at sunset on July 26. There will be no shortage of iconic venues at the Paris Olympics. The tower, nicknamed La Dame de Fer (The Iron Lady), will feature prominently in the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and the following Paralympics. Men’s and women’s volleyball players will compete at the foot of the 330-meter …

French athlete sets world record for rope climbing at Eiffel Tower – video | World news

French athlete sets world record for rope climbing at Eiffel Tower – video | World news

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A French woman has broken the world rope climbing record after reaching the second floor of the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday. Anouk Garnier, 34, climbed 110m in 18 minutes to set a new high and raise money for cancer prevention and support. ‘I can’t believe what I’ve just done, it’s so insane,’ Garnier said ‘I’ve visualised this moment so much, worked so hard for a year to get here that I can’t believe it’s really happened’ Source link

Eiffel Tower reopens after six-day strike over monument’s maintenance

Eiffel Tower reopens after six-day strike over monument’s maintenance

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The Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors on Sunday after a six-day closure because of striking employees demanding better maintenance of the historic landmark, showing traces of rust, and salary hikes. Issued on: 25/02/2024 – 15:59 1 min The operator of the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tower said in a statement it reached an agreement with unions representing the workers after promising to allocate an “ambitious 380 million euro (about $412 million) investment by 2031” for renovation work. This week, it also launched salary negotiations, expected to be finalized next month, after employees on strike demanded an increase proportionate to revenue from ticket sales. The 135-year-old tower will feature prominently in the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and the following Paralympics. The Olympic and Paralympic medals in Paris are being embedded with pieces from a hexagonal chunk of iron taken from the historic landmark. The Eiffel Tower is typically open 365 days a year. Last year, the monument was closed to visitors for 10 days during massive protests across France against the government’s plan to reform the country’s …

Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after strike by workers who complained of rust | Paris

Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after strike by workers who complained of rust | Paris

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The Eiffel Tower has reopened to visitors after a six-day strike by employees demanding changes to the landmark’s business model and better maintenance of the 330m (1,083ft) structure, which is showing widespread traces of rust. The tower’s operator said in a statement it had reached an agreement with unions “under which parties will regularly monitor the company’s business model, investment in works and revenue through a body that will meet every six months”. It added that both sides had also agreed to “an ambitious €380m (£325m) up to 2031” towards maintenance and renovation of the 135-year-old attraction, which is visited by up to 7 million people a year and will feature prominently in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The operator, SETE, which is 99% owned by the city of Paris, has also launched pay negotiations that are expected to be concluded in March. It apologised to ticket holders and said they would be reimbursed if they were affected by the strike. The stoppage was the second in three months. Unions maintain SETE is “heading for disaster” …

Eiffel Tower to reopen Sunday as workers end strike

Eiffel Tower to reopen Sunday as workers end strike

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France’s Eiffel Tower that had been closed for five days by a strike will reopen Sunday after the monument’s management announced a deal had been struck with unions. Issued on: 24/02/2024 – 14:51 1 min The stoppage since Monday at one of the world’s best-known tourist sites was the second within two months in protest at what unions say was insufficient investment. The tower’s operator SETE said it had reached agreement with the unions on Saturday “under which the parties will regularly monitor the company’s business model, investment in works and revenue through a body that will meet every six months”. With an aim to balance its books by 2025, both sides also agreed to see an investment of some 380 million euros up to 2031 toward works and maintenance of the tower, the statement said. SETE extended apologies to visitors caught in the strike action, which resulted in the loss of some 100,000 admissions. The Eiffel Tower booked a shortfall of around 120 million euros ($130 million) during the Covid pandemic in 2020 and …

Eiffel Tower Closed by Strike for 4th Day

Eiffel Tower Closed by Strike for 4th Day

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Anthony Aranda, a 23-year-old tourist from Peru, had only two days to visit Paris with his cousin, so getting to the top of the Eiffel Tower featured prominently on his to-do list. But on Thursday, he had to cross it off that list without even stepping foot on the famed Iron Lady. A labor strike, now in its fourth day, was keeping the tower closed. “We are traveling to London next, so this was our last chance,” Mr. Aranda said in the drizzling rain as he looked up at the wrought-iron monument. “That was the idea, at least.” Mr. Aranda, who is studying electronic engineering in Spain, said he would get over the disappointment. But in Paris, just months before the city is to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, there are worries that the strike could turn into a protracted and highly visible labor dispute at one of the French capital’s most visited monuments. The site is so symbolic, in fact, that medals created for the Games will be encrusted with iron from the …