PARIS — There has by no means been an Olympic Video games that put its host metropolis on show fairly like this.
In an unprecedented Opening Ceremony, the 2024 Summer season Video games kicked off with a wave of pageantry that, effectively, moseyed its approach down the Seine River, incorporating France’s centuries-long historical past alongside a wierd however oddly endearing four-hour present. It acknowledged historic figures (Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon), historic artwork (the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo), historic locations (the Place de la Concorde, Notre Dame, the Louvre) and, in fact, French style by way of a runway alongside a footbridge above the Seine.
All of the whereas, it rained, then poured, and but the present went on.
Click on the photograph to learn extra about the very best moments from tonight’s Opening Ceremony in Paris. (Christian Liewig – Corbis/Corbis by way of Getty Photos)
