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On December 13, local time, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee officially announced the creative plan for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. The biggest highlight of this plan is that the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held beyond the limits of the stadium and in the 6-kilometer-long Seine River and along the river.
According to the vision of the organizing committee, about 10,500 athletes from various delegations will enter from east to west along the Seine River in more than 160 boats, starting from the Austerlitz Bridge to the Ponte Enne, passing through the most central area of the Parisian city, including famous Landmarks such as Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower. Finally, the athletes will come to the Trocadero Garden, across the river from the Eiffel Tower, where the final part of the opening ceremony will be held. The 6-kilometer waterway brings unlimited possibilities for the opening ceremony's cultural performances, with ideas such as hanging art, water curtain projection, floating, and symphony all being considered. The 6-kilometer waterway brings unlimited possibilities for the opening ceremony's cultural performances, and creativity such as hanging art, water curtain projection, floating, and symphony are all considered.
According to France 24, French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to the idea for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. However, there are still many problems to be solved. For example, security, the opening ceremony is not in the stadium, but in the river, both sides of the river is destined to have a large number of people stop to watch, how to ensure that this major event through most of the landmark buildings in Paris can be safely carried out? Obviously one of the most important issues of the opening ceremony.
To this end, the game between the two departments has now begun. The advice given by the security services was that the event should only be attended by 25,000 people. The number proposed by the Paris Organising Committee at the beginning is directly nearly 100 times more! They want about 2 million people to participate. After all, more tourists participate, which means that the Olympic Games can have more income. For now, the compromise is that the organizing committee hopes that at least 600,000 people will be able to watch the grand opening ceremony live. 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. More than 80 giant screens will also be erected along the banks of the river for the audience to enjoy the highlights of the opening ceremony in real time.
In the words of the Paris Organising Committee, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be "the most spectacular and accessible in the history of the Olympic Games". Paris Organising Committee President Estangai said in an interview. "We have been working on this programme for the past 12 months. This is the result of the joint efforts of all parties involved, including the International Olympic Committee, and this programme is too exciting. ”
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics jumped out of the stadium, which is indeed the first in the history of the Summer Olympic Games. However, if the scope is extended to the opening ceremony of a major sports event, this idea is really not the first. At the opening ceremony of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, 45 color boats carrying athletes and technical officials representatives from 45 countries and regions, led by the cruise head ship "Nanhai Shen", set off from Baietan, the western water of the Guangzhou section of the Pearl River, to the core waters of the Haixinsha opening ceremony, stretching for 9.3 kilometers. Along both sides of the river, 7 performance interactive points are set up along the banks of the river, including Zhoutou Tsui Park, Xidi Wharf, Tianzi Wharf, Grand Marshal's Office Wharf, Dashatou Wharf, Xinghai Concert Hall, and Zhongda Beimen Wharf, focusing on the characteristics of Guangzhou, a historical and cultural city. Athletes from Asian countries and regions can not only enjoy the gorgeous scenery on both sides of the Pearl River, but also more intuitively understand the historical culture and modern customs of Guangzhou, an ancient city of civilization.
It is not difficult to see that the opening ceremony plan of the Guangzhou Asian Games 11 years ago is not "outdated" now. Hosting an opening ceremony along the river, even at the Paris Olympics three years later, is a stunning idea. Of course, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games is still different. For example, the main opening ceremony performance of the Guangzhou Asian Games was still performed in Haixinsha Island Square, while the main performance of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games was carried out along the Seine River. It is believed that with the advancement of science and technology and ideas, the Paris Olympic Games will also be able to show more fresh content to the world.