PARIS — An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each ...

The pieces of metal were carefully preserved, and the organization in charge of the Eiffel Tower's preservation donated them to the Paris Olympic committee to create the unique medal designs.

Six metal appendages on the hexagon also come from the original Eiffel Tower. On the other side of the medals is the look every medal gets: The Olympic five rings symbol, Nike, the Greek goddess ...

Each gold, silver and bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics features an 18-gram hexagonal chunk of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower. The medals contain iron pieces taken from girders and other ...

Medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics contain iron from the Eiffel Tower. The iron is shaped like a hexagon, referencing the six-sided shape of France. The other side of the medals features a ...

What’s on each gold medal is special for every Olympic Games, but Paris 2024 is particularly notable because, when athletes win gold, they will take home a piece of the Eiffel Tower, an iconic ...

The medals being presented at this year's Olympic Games include a hexagonal piece in the center taken directly from the Eiffel Tower. Earlier this year, the International Olympic Committee ...

The Olympic and Paralympic medals in Paris are being embedded with ... Many sports will take place near landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and the Grand Palais.

PARIS — With less than two months to go, Paris is looking a bit more Olympic. The Eiffel Tower is sporting a new set of rings — the five Olympic rings, to be exact. They were mounted on the ...

Gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics contain a unique tribute to the host city: metal from the Eiffel Tower. Ever since its completion in 1899, pieces of the Eiffel ...