Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the Jardin des Tuileries would have been chosen to host the Olympic flame. The organizers and the Paris town hall had in fact initially opted for the installation of the basin in the square courtyard of the Louvre.
The basin will therefore be installed in the heart of Paris, almost a kilometer as the crow flies from City Hall, between Place Vendôme and the Musée d'Orsay. Only 37% of French people are “impatiently” awaiting the Games, according to a survey.