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A chunk of iron from the Eiffel Tower has been embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal at this year's Summer Games in the City of Light. Athletes who win medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics ...
The Paralympic medals feature a low-angle view under the Eiffel Tower. In keeping with the spirit of inclusion in the Games, the inscriptions "Paris" and "2024" are written in universal Braille ...
Six small clasps that hold the iron pieces in the medals are a wink at the 2.5 million rivets that bind the Eiffel Tower together. Around the iron pieces are disks of gold, silver or bronze.
The organizers of the 2024 Games in Paris have announced that this year's Olympic medals will be made with bits of the Eiffel Tower, embedded inside the gold, silver and bronze.
Built for the 1889 World’s Fair — which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution — engineer Gustave Eiffel’s tower was only intended to stand for 20 years.
2024 Paris Olympics details: Include Eiffel Tower This year's medals were designed by Chaumet, a luxury French jeweler. The most significant part of the medals is every one of them includes a ...
Six small clasps that hold the iron pieces in the medals are a wink at the 2.5 million rivets that bind the Eiffel Tower together. Around the iron pieces are disks of gold, silver or bronze.
A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games ...
The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze ...
A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games ...