PARIS, July 30 – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday said the Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower should be kept permanently in the city, the Germany news agency (dpa) reported.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman Mark Adams said the organisers would be delighted for Paris to keep the rings, adding that the decision was in Hidalgo’s hands.
The five intertwined rings, which are a total of 29 metres wide and 15 metres high, are mounted at a height of 60 metres between the first and second floors on the side of the Eiffel Tower facing the Seine. Each of the rings has a diameter of 9 metres.
