The Paris Olympics may be the first "open area" opening ceremony, with a preliminary design to be held along the Seine

On December 13, local time, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee announced some creative ideas for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that have been approved through a press conference. Estangai, President of the Paris Organising Committee, said that the opening ceremony on the evening of July 26, 2024 will take place in the 6-kilometer-long seine and along the river. If this idea is finally realized, it will be the first time in the history of the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics that it will be "moved" from a stadium to an open urban area.

According to the current plan, about 10,500 athletes in the opening ceremony will enter along the Seine River from east to west by more than 160 boats, passing through the core area of Paris on the way from the Austerlitz Bridge, and the design of the entire route basically includes all the landmark buildings in Paris, such as Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, etc. The opening ceremony will end in the Trocadero Gardens.

Unlike the traditional stadium format, the open format will provide more space for participation, and at least 600,000 people are reportedly expected to have the opportunity to participate in the opening ceremony on site. Estage also said that the 6-kilometer sailing distance will provide a lot of possibilities, and there have been preliminary discussions on the form of performance, such as hanging art, water curtain projection, floating and other emerging technology ideas. According to the plan, the nearest area near the river will be designated as a ticketing area, and the outer area slightly farther will be open to spectators for free.