« 1924-2024 : ces Jeux olympiques qui ont changé la France » : An episode of Des Racines et des Ailes focusing on the Grand Palais

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just around the corner, discover the episode of des Racines et Ailes about this event that will be marking our summer in Paris. 

The episode ‘1924-2024 : ces Jeux Olympiques qui ont changé la France’, broadcast on France TV, explores how the Olympic Games have transformed and left their mark on France over the course of a century. The documentary traces the history of the various cities and emblematic venues that hosted the Games, highlighting the architectural and urban changes brought about by this global event. A special section is devoted to the Grand Palais, an iconic building in Paris that will play a key role in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

In this episode, François Chatillon guides Enzo Lefort, fencer and Olympic champion taking part in this year's Olympic Games, through the areas that will be used for the Games. François Chatillon explains with passion how the renovation of the Grand Palais, which began several years ago, has been designed to respect the soul of the building while modernising it to meet the requirements of the Olympic Games and the demands of a major cultural facility of the 21st century.

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