They departed back then from the Tuileries Garden, which is near the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris — and where the 2024 Olympic cauldron was lit before appearing to float into the sky.

One year after the Olympic Games, Paris claims a legacy that breaks with the excesses of the past. Instead of empty stadiums ...

PARIS (AP) — A year after it captivated crowds during the Paris Olympics, a centerpiece of the summer Games made a comeback Saturday to light up the French capital's skyline.

Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens from sunset until 2 a.m.

The Consulat Général de France à Vancouver is involved too. The cauldron has regularly been lit during Olympic Games since Vancouver 2010. The Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports. While the opening ...

Paris 2024 MedalsPARIS (AP) — The identity of the person who would light the Olympic cauldron for the Paris Games on Friday night (spoiler alert: Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner) was up in ...

Paris’ iconic cauldron from the Olympic Games returns to light up summer nights By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:00 AM CDT Saturday, Jun. 21, 2025 Last Modified: 8:44 PM CDT Sunday, Jun. 22, 2025 ...

Vancouver's Olympic cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza will be re-lit on Friday, July 26, to celebrate the start of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Consulat Général de France à Vancouver/Facebook ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, right background, visits the site of the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Yoan Valat/Pool Photo ...