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World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months ago

Paris removes Olympic rings from Eiffel Tower.

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Paris removes Olympic rings from Eiffel Tower.

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World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months ago

Paris workers remove Olympic rings from Eiffel Tower

The Olympic rings that have adorned the Eiffel Tower since June were removed early Friday, although the Paris City Hall hopes to replace them with a more permanent structure until 2028.

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Apparently we have the Nazis to thank (?) for that. It was going to be pulled down but it made a very good radio transmitter antenna, so it stayed up
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  Thanks, nazis!

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