2024 Olympics
Final preparations are under way as the French capital prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Streets and bridges are closed, large areas are inaccessible, and security is tight as the city gears up for an unprecedented Opening Ceremony on Friday involving a 6-kilometre (4-mile) floating procession down the River Seine.
Issued on: 24/07/2024 - 13:52
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Parisians have been experiencing travel delays and detours for weeks related to preparations for the Summer Olympic Games. More areas of the city were shut down on July 18 as restricted "zones" came into force, requiring residents and visitors alike to show a QR code to access certain areas, mainly by the River Seine. A massive security operation is in place to offset any threats, with police patrols visible all over the city.
FRANCE 24 takes a look at what the French capital looks like in the days before the official opening of the Paris Olympics.
A man sets up barricades at Place du Trocadéro ahead of the Summer Games.
The "carrousel" roundabout near the Louvre Museum has been closed to pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles as a security measure for Paris landmarks.
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French Gendarmes carry out security checks at barricades set up near the Louvre.
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Temporary seating has been erected on Paris's iconic bridges, many of which have been closed to traffic, for spectators wishing to view the Opening Ceremony procession down the River Seine.
An artist's impression of the Paris Olympics' unprecedented Opening Ceremony, which French authorities fear could be the target of drone attacks. A ban on drones flying in Paris airspace is being strictly enforced, with authorities saying an average of six drones are being intercepted each day.
The bridge at Place de la Concorde is closed and the metro stops serving the area have been temporarily shut down.
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Competitors and participants in the Summer Games walk at the Olympic Village that is housing the athletes in Saint-Denis, a suburb just north of Paris.
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Parliamentary pride: A "Paris 2024" Olympics banner has been attached to the gate in front of the lower-house National Assembly.
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