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2024 Summer Olympics Cauldron
The 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics cauldron () was made for the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics, Paralympics in Paris. It was located at the Tuileries Garden. Design The French National Olympic and Sports Committee, French Olympic Committee commissioned Mathieu Lehanneur :fr:Mathieu Lehanneur, (fr) (born 1974), to design the cauldron, torch, and ceremonial cauldrons along the 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay, 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 Olympic medal, medals respectively. Lehanneur described them as "three chapters in the same story", with the cauldron representing liberty, gold medals, and serving as "the epilogue and the ultimate symbol of that story. Light, magical and unifying." The cauldron consisted of a diameter ring suspended from a helium-filled balloon. Its desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuileries Garden
The Tuileries Garden (, ) is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Created by Catherine de' Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution. Since the 19th century, it has been a place for Parisians to celebrate, meet, stroll and relax. During the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, it was the site of the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron. History The Italian Garden of Catherine de' Medici (16th century) File:Tuileries projet et jardins.jpg, Plan for the palace and gardens by Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau, 1576–1579 File:Map of Tuileries and Louvre, as in c. 1589.png, Plan of the Tuileries garden in about 1589. The Louvre is to the right In July 1559, after the accidental death of her husband, Henry II, Queen Catherine de' Medici decided to leave her residence of the Hôtel des Tournelles, at the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
