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Eiffel’s descendants say Non to keeping Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower

Toronto Sun 13 Sep 2024
“You can’t disfigure the Eiffel Tower by giving it a sense that isn’t its own,” said Olivier Berthelot-Eiffel, Eiffel’s great-great-great-grandson and president of the Association of the Descendants of Gustave Eiffel.Advertisement 3.
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Why a plan to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower sparked a monumental feud

NBC News 11 Sep 2024
Plans by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower have been opposed by the family of Gustave Eiffel, the landmark's designer ... .
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Paris' Olympics summer ends with a feud over keeping the rings on the Eiffel Tower

NBC News 11 Sep 2024
"The rings were never part of its original design," Gustave Eiffel's great-great granddaughter told NBC News, as the family clashed with the mayor of the French capital ... .
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Eiffel family to fight Olympic rings staying on Paris tower

Dawn 10 Sep 2024
The descendants of the Eiffel Tower’s designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower as the mayor of Paris plans. The family of the legendary engineer Gustave Eiffel ...
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Eiffel family to fight Olympic rings remaining on famed landmark

Inside The Games 10 Sep 2024
The family of legendary engineer Gustave Eiffel who designed France's famed landmark will fight potential plans to see the Olympic rings remain on the Eiffel Tower ... The 330-metre Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889 and is owned by the city of Paris.
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Did the 2024 Olympics change the look of the Eiffel Tower forever?

New York Post 10 Sep 2024
Family descendants of famed 19th century Eiffel Tower architect Gustave Eiffel are balking at the idea of Paris keeping newly installed Olympic Rings on the global monument over their appearance.
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Eiffel family to fight Olympic rings being left on Eiffel Tower

CBS News 09 Sep 2024
The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower as the mayor of Paris plans ... .
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Paris mayor plans to keep Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. But not everyone is happy

The Valley News 09 Sep 2024
Parisians won’t be saying “adieu” to the Olympic Games as early as they expected ... .
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Eiffel family to fight against Olympic rings media

Beijing News 09 Sep 2024
The descendants of the engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower say they will fight plans to permanently leave the Olympic rings on the iconic structure after this year's Summer Games, according to media reports.
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France wins gold in blind football at Paralympics under Eiffel Tower lights

The Lawton Constitution 08 Sep 2024
France has defeated Argentina 3-2 on penalties under the lights of the Eiffel Tower for the gold medal in blind football on the penultimate day of the Paralympic Games. Frederic Villeroux scored the decisive spot kick to get the partisan ... .
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Olympic rings to stay on Eiffel Tower, Paris mayor says

Madison 08 Sep 2024
PARIS — Parisians won’t be saying “adieu” to the Olympic Games as early as they expected after the city’s mayor announced plans to leave the Olympic rings as a permanent fixture on the Eiffel Tower.
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