Our photographer Tom Jenkins has toured the capital and visited some of its most renowned spots during the Games
When the Paris Olympics chose the slogan “Games wide open”, it was about more than just bringing sport out of stadiums and on to city-centre streets.
Creating temporary venues in astonishing settings – from beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower to skateboarding at the Place de la Concorde – allowed France to avoid the cumbersome “white elephant” building projects of the past, and present a greener Games.
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