The Paris cauldron is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels, instead using water and electric light.
The Paris cauldron is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels, instead using water and electric light.Macron posted on his TikTok account a video of the cauldron flying through the air at night, accompanied by Celine Dion's cover of Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” — the song Dion performed at the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony.
The Paris cauldron is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels, instead using water and electric light.The 7-meter diameter ring of fire, supported by a giant air balloon, dazzled spectators during the Paris Olympics. Every night, it drew crowds of thousands as it rose up more than 60 meters above the ground. The launch zone was located near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo welcomed the news on Instagram, saying the cauldron will be reinstalled in the Tuileries gardens, where it was located during the Olympics. “I’m delighted,” she wrote. “This is very, very good news,” she said, praising “a legacy of the Paris Games that we’ll remember forever.”
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