“It was good not to remove them straight away, she was right.” In an interview with Le Parisien, Emmanuel Macron returned to Anne Hidalgo’s contested decision to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower.
Rings until 2028?
The President of the Republic also said he wanted to “keep the cauldron, which is currently parked in the Tuileries Gardens, for as long as possible.” “All this is being studied with the Mayor of Paris,” he added.
In an interview with West Francethe capital’s mayor had confirmed that The Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Olympics will remain on the monument after the Games. She had subsequently indicated that she wanted to keep them until 2028.
“As mayor of Paris, the decision is up to me and I have the agreement of the IOC. So yes, they will stay on the Eiffel Tower,” the elected official said at the end of August.
The Minister of Culture and opposition member of the Paris council, Rachida Dati, had, for her part, tempered the situation by recalling that “all procedures and consultations aimed at protecting heritage must be respected”.
On X, the elected official added, speaking of Gustave Eiffel, that “respect for his architectural gesture and his work requires, before making any substantial modification, a work permit and an impact assessment, in accordance with the heritage code”.
- RMC Sport
