Paris Olympics open
July 26, 2024
Paris opened the Summer Olympics with a ceremony staged along the Seine, the first time an Olympic opening ceremony had unfolded along a city's river rather than inside a stadium. The Games became a major cultural showcase for France under unusually tight security.
In context
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Era
Contemporary (2001–2026), one of 196 events from that era on Saeculum.