The 5,084 official medals to be conferred at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games all include pieces of iron removed from the Eiffel Tower during previous renovation work. The pieces are made by Chaumet. Each is about 85 millimeters or about 3.35 inches in diameter and includes an 18-gram chunk of iron positioned at its center.
The official Olympics website says: "On each medal, original iron from the Eiffel Tower was cut into a hexagon, the geometric shape that evokes France to the point of becoming its nickname. This symbol recalls the mobilisation of an entire country, beyond its capital, to offer historic Olympic and Paralympic Games. Without its usual ‘Eiffel Tower brown’ paint, the puddled iron has been left in its original colour. Placed in the centre and embossed with the emblem of the Paris 2024 Games, this piece of heritage fits elegantly among the gold, silver and bronze to give the medals a two-tone effect."
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I LOVE this idea! What an incredible treasure!
Seriously, who cares about the gold, I want the chunk of Iron. Really cool.
So, rabbit hole, the Eiffel Tower has most recently been painted in 3 tones of brown across 3 vertical regions. Some news articles from a few years ago state the tower was supposed to be painted in a more golden tone specifically for the Olympics.
What color is the Eiffel Tower right now?
This reads like the beginning of some kind of demented math problem.
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