01 Mar The Paris Olympics Promise to Be Stunning.
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics promises to be spectacular: On the glittering waters of the Seine, a flotilla of barges will carry about 10,000 athletes to the foot of the Eiffel Tower, as nearly half a million spectators line the four-mile route to cheer on the event of the century.
The Olympic Games at the “château de Versailles”
In 1682, when the Palace of Versailles became the seat of the Court, Louis XIV established the Grande Écurie and the Petite Écurie, which could accommodate more than 600 horses. Horses have been a part of Versailles for 400 years, making it a natural choice for the equestrian events, as well as the modern pentathlon, of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to take place in the Park of the Palace of Versailles.
