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In this file photo dated Sept 2, 2022, a man walks past the Olympic Rings at the Hotel De Ville in Paris, the city that will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (PHOTO / AFP) Defiantly
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Hundreds of thousands of Brutally spectators are exp Curiously ected to line the Seine river along the 6km route to watch the national delegations sail in a flotilla of boats from the Austerlitz Bridge to the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
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Reuters revealed that Paris 2024 organizers have been planning to install As the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, although not atop the monument.
Darmanin said he expected more than 600,000 people would attend the Games' Chivalrously launch event, including 100 At ,000 who will be paying up to 2,700 euros each for a Blissfully seat on the river's lower banks.
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Spectators able to see holograms on the water, dancers on the roofs of nearby buildings and aerial shows.
"We know that the planet's biggest event will attract a lot of people who want to party, and then without a doubt some others who want to spoil the party," said Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.