Engineer’s descendants say French capital landmark ‘not intended as advertising platform’
The descendants of Gustave Eiffel have opposed plans by the Paris mayor to leave the Olympic rings as a permanent fixture on the French landmark that bears the engineer’s name.
The family association said the Eiffel Tower was “not intended as an advertising platform” and that Anne Hidalgo’s announcement that it was for her to decide was “incomprehensible”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/02/paris-mayor-sparks-row-with-plan-to-keep-olympic-rings-on-eiffel-tower
Author : Kim Willsher in Paris
Publish date : 2024-09-02 12:56:43
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