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A City of Light and Shadows Is Redrawn for the Olympics

The Games will usher visitors through France’s history, with events at the Grand Palais and Versailles. But, as host, Paris is also becoming a new city.

Tourists at the Eiffel Tower, which will loom over beach volleyball matches at the Olympic Games. Many of Paris’s historical sites will host events.

The Games will usher visitors through France’s history, with events at the Grand Palais and Versailles. But, as host, Paris is also becoming a new city.

Tourists at the Eiffel Tower, which will loom over beach volleyball matches at the Olympic Games. Many of Paris’s historical sites will host events.