Never before has an Olympic Games seen the host city so spectacular.
In an unprecedented opening ceremony, the 2024 Summer Games kicked off with a flurry of drama, including a descent into the Seine River, a dramatic but dramatic four-hour spectacle of France’s centuries-old history. It covers historical figures (Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon), historical art (Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo), historical places (Place de la Concorde, Notre Dame, Louvre) and of course French fashion in A. On the runway of the footbridge over the Seine.
All the while, it rained, then poured, and the show went on.
Here are some of the most memorable moments (and one major gaffe) from the 2024 Opening Ceremony.
