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Ongoing battle over Olympic Games rings on the Eiffel Tower

The descendants of Gustave Eiffel, who constructed the Eiffel Tower, are not giving up. They do not want the Olympic Games rings to be permanently placed on the 135-year-old building in Paris and have therefore contacted a lawyer to stop the plans.
Ongoing battle over Olympic Games rings on the Eiffel Tower

The Mayor of Paris Backs Down on Olympic Rings

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, is backing down slightly on the issue of the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. She is not entirely giving in to criticism, but says they will now adorn the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028.
The Mayor of Paris Backs Down on Olympic Rings

Criticism of plans to alter the Eiffel Tower

The Olympic rings, which adorned the Eiffel Tower during the summer's Olympic Games and Paralympics, are to get a permanent place on the classic building, said Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo the other day. A bad idea, say the descendants of Gustave Eiffel, who constructed the tower for the World Championship in 1889.
Criticism of plans to alter the Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is changed forever after the Olympic Games

The Eiffel Tower was in the center during the Olympic Games in Paris. Now it is clear that the Olympic rings will remain permanently on the famous French landmark.
The Eiffel Tower is changed forever after the Olympic Games

Paris Mayor Took a Dip in the Seine: "Really Nice"

Last Saturday, the French Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, took a test swim in the Seine to show that the river is clean enough for the Olympic athletes in marathon swimming and triathlon. On Wednesday, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Olympic chief Tony Estanguet did the same.
Paris Mayor Took a Dip in the Seine: "Really Nice"

Murky water and terror - Paris dreads Olympic chaos

Filthy water and terror fears make organisers and Parisians sweat ahead of the summer Olympics in Paris. Barely two months remain until the party.
Murky water and terror - Paris dreads Olympic chaos

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