PARIS – Eiffel’s descendants are proposing that the City of Paris “symbolically transmit” the Olympic rings to Los Angeles by the end of 2024.
As the Paralympic Games have just ended, the standoff over the Olympic symbol on Paris’ most famous tower continues. Descendants of Gustave Eiffel, opposed to keeping the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 as the mayor of Paris wishes, proposed on Sunday that the city could “symbolically transmit” them to Los Angeles by the end of 2024.
In a press release, the Association of Descendants of Gustave Eiffel (ADGE) reaffirms its “unfavorable position” on the “definitive perpetuation of the rings […] beyond the 2024 Olympic year, with no clear end date announced.”
Hidalgo’s opponents are up in arms
On Friday, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo reiterated her wish to see the rings attached to the tower, which belongs to the city, remain on the historic monument until the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, “and even beyond.” This position, already expressed shortly after the opening of the Games and reaffirmed a week ago, sparked an outcry among heritage defenders and opponents of the socialist elected official, including Rachida Dati.
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