A HYMN TO LOVE – PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES OPENING CEREMONY DAZZLES

[caption id="attachment_2292790" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] US rapper, artist and designer Pharell Williams (L) and French actress Laetitia Casta hold the Olympic Torch as part of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Torch Relay, on the day of the opening ceremony, on July 26, 2024 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. (Photo by Stephane De Sakutin - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292791" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Spectators with various international flags cheer from balconies as photographed from Brazil's delegation boat sailing along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Carl de Souza-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292792" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A torchbearer runs atop the Musee d'Orsay during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter Cziborra - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292793" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] French singer Axelle Saint-Cirel leaves after performing the "Marseillaise" on the roof of the Grand Palais during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292794" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Aircraft make a heart out of smoke during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292799" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Planes fly with smoke during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292812" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin performs on a high rope during the athletes parade on the River Seine near the Supreme Court during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292805" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] The Notre-Dame Cathedral is seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Zhang Yuwei - POOL/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292806" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] United Arab Emirates Police patrol's sniffer dog is seen in front of the Louvre ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292807" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Smoke resembling the flag of Team France is shown over Pont d’Austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292808" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Young Actors with the Olympic Torch are seen in front of the water curtain under the Austerlitz Bridge at the beginning of the athletes parade on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292809" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Caitlin Rooskrantz and Akani Simbine, Flagbearers of Team South Africa, wave their flag on the team boat during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292810" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] American Singer-Songwriter Lady Gaga performs at Square Barye during the athletes parade on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292811" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Dancers perform on a roof during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292813" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Reproductions of artworks from the Louvre Museum are installed on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292814" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A dancer performs on a floating platform on the river Seine during a live show celebrating urban sports during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by John MacDougall - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292815" align="aligncenter" width="1908"] Aya Nakamura performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Esa Alexander-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292828" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A photograph taken from a helicopter shows an aerial view of a balloon attached to the cauldron (unseen) in the Tuileries garden during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lionel Bonaventure-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292829" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A photograph taken from a helicopter on July 26, 2024 shows an aerial view of Opera Garnier during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Photo by Lionel Bonaventure - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292830" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Team United States of America cruises on the River Seine during the athletes' parade during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292831" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A general view of Members of Team Eswatini are seen on a boat as Mezzo-Soprano singer Axelle Saint-Cirel performs the French national anthem, The Marseillaise, on the roof of Grand-Palais during the athletes’ parade on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292838" align="aligncenter" width="7900"] The Agitos, the symbol of the Paralympic Games on the Arc de Triomphe during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Luis Robayo-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292841" align="aligncenter" width="8121"] The Olympic flag is raised at the Place du Trocadero in front of the Eiffel Tower during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by François-Xavier Marit-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292844" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A general view of the Paris Skyline as boats are seen passing in front of the Conciergerie on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292845" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Athletes of Team France pass under the Debilly Footbridge illuminated with the french flag colours during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292846" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] The Horsewoman, wearing the Flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is seen on a Metal Horse the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292851" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] The Horsewoman, wearing the Flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is seen on a Metal Horse on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292849" align="aligncenter" width="8065"] A general view as the Eiffel Tower is illuminated during a light show during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292839" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Floriane Issert, a Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer of the National Gendarmerie, carries the Olympic flag as she rides on the Iena bridge during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephanie Lecocq - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292840" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Floriane Issert, a Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer of the National Gendarmerie, carries the Olympic flag past athletes during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Loic Venance - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292850" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Mysterious Torchbearer holds the Olympic Torch during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292979" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Shaheem Sanchez, A Deaf Dancer who pioneered American Sign Language (ASL) dancing, perform during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292848" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Zinedine Zidane, former French football player and manager, hands the Olympic Torch to Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292853" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Tennis Player Rafael Nadal of Team Spain, 14 Time French Open Winner, carries the torch on a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292856" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A general view of Torch bearers approaching to the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292854" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A detailed view of the Olympic Cauldron in the sky with the Lourve in foreground after being lit by Torchbearers French Athlete Marie-Jose Perec and French Judoka Teddy Riner (not pictured) during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292855" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A general view of a balloon carrying the Olympic Cauldron rises to conclude the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292842" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] The cauldron, with the Olympic flame lit, lifts off while attached to a balloon during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julien De Rosa-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292843" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] The cauldron, with the Olympic flame lit, lifts off while attached to a balloon during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ricardo Mazalan-Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292951" align="aligncenter" width="2163"] This handout released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services, shows a view of singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Screengrab by IOC via Getty Images)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2292952" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower at the conclusion of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) DM[/caption]

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