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Live blog: Sights and Sounds of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

The Eiffel Tower overlooks the 2024 Opening Ceremony on the River Seine in Paris.

By NBC Olympics

Published July 26, 2024 8:08 PM

Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

About 85 boats floated by Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and other iconic Paris landmarks in Friday’s Opening Ceremony, marking the first time the ceremony was not held inside a stadium.

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