Opening ceremony while traveling by boat on the Seine River in Paris In front of the Eiffel Tower - Versailles Palace and Stadium

“We will show the most beautiful side of Buddha” The marathon course at the opening ceremony outside the stadium, the first in Olympic history, is itself a ‘Paris tour’

“I will show you the most beautiful side of France.”

French President Emmanuel Macron revealed this ambition in an interview with France's BFM TV and RMC radio on the 15th (local time). The purpose is to boast of ‘France, the country of beauty’ by establishing an Olympic stadium near famous landmarks in Paris. This year marks the third time and 100 years since the Summer Olympics are held in Paris, following 1900 and 1924.

These days, tourist attractions all over Paris are in the midst of final construction on their Olympic stadium facilities. Existing buildings are being utilized or remodeled to transform them into stadiums. The Olympic opening ceremony will be held at Trocadero Square in front of the Seine River that runs through Paris and the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris. This is the first opening ceremony to be held outside the stadium in the 128-year history of the modern Olympics. At the opening ceremony, there will be a spectacular 'water parade' in which approximately 10,000 athletes from participating countries will travel along the Seine River on 116 boats. Due to the recent growing risk of terrorism, the opening ceremony location may be limited to Trocadero Square in front of the Eiffel Tower or may be changed to Stade de France, where the 1998 World Cup match was held. 메이저사이트

A beach volleyball match is held at Champ de Mars Park, overlooking the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris. Horse riding competitions are held at the Palace of Versailles, which was listed as France's first UNESCO cultural heritage site in 1979. Taekwondo and fencing competitions are held at the Grand Palais, which was built for the 1900 World's Fair and is now the stage for various exhibitions and fashion shows. The archery match, in which Korea attempts to win its 10th consecutive Olympic title in the women's team event, will be held at the square in front of the Les Invalides, where the grave of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) is located. Breaking, which was first adopted as an Olympic sport, can be seen at Place de la Concorde. This place was also called ‘Place des Revolutions’ because Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette were guillotined in 1793 during the French Revolution.

The marathon swimming and triathlon swimming events are held on the Seine River under the Pont Alexandre III, which connects the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, and the Champs-Élysées. Official swimming competitions will be held on the Seine River for the first time since 1923, when swimming was banned due to water pollution. Although it has been pointed out that the concentration of bacteria in the river water exceeds European standards, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee plans to make efforts to improve water quality during the remaining period until the opening of the Games. The full marathon course is a representative tourist course in Paris. It starts at the Paris City Hall, 'Hôtel de Ville', passes through the Opera Garnier, the setting for the musical 'Phantom of the Opera', Place Vendôme with the statue of Napoleon, passes by the Palace of Versailles, which contains the splendid history of the French royal family, and ends at Les Invalides.

Major subway stations are also undergoing transformation. The existing ticket gate was removed and a separate ticket terminal was installed. This is a measure to prepare for problems with transportation due to a large number of passengers during the Olympics. In Paris, the number of police officers patrolling the city center has recently increased noticeably. French government authorities raised the national security alert system to the highest level as concerns over terrorism within the country increased following the outbreak of the Middle East war on October 7 last year, and as a terrorist attack occurred in Moscow, Russia last month. Due to concerns about terrorism, the opening ceremony audience size was also reduced from the original 600,000 to 320,000. 온라인 슬롯