In a France that is still politically unstable, torn apart by recent legislative elections which did not give the country a stable political majority, is celebrated today National Holiday of July 14, which recalls the capture of the Bastille and the beginning of the Revolution of 1789. On the program, the traditional military parade in the presence of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macronwhich was however moved this year to Avenue Fochsince Champs Elysees They are busy with another ceremony, the arrival of the Olympic torch in the French capital. It is indeed expected arrival under the Arc de Triomphe at 12:50 p.m.from where he will then take the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. And if on the Eiffel Tower The five intertwined rings, symbol of the Olympic Games, were raised, while the three “agitos” (from the Latin actedor “I move”), symbols of the Paralympic Games. The flame will remain in Paris for two days, before continuing its tour of France and returning to the capital on Friday 26, for the official ceremony opening of the games.
The Olympic torch relay in Paris will head to the Grand and Petit Palais, the Luxembourg Gardens and the first, more central, on the 10th districts (the districts); tomorrow he will visit the other ten, touching on emblematic places of the city, such as the Bastille and the National Assembly, or of recent memory, such as the Bataclan; but also famous squares, such as Place de la Concorde, Place des Vosges and Place Vendôme; places of worship, such as the cathedral of our Lady and the Great Mosque; finally, places of culture, such as the Shutter and the Pompidou Center.
