Finally, some news for the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron! Since the end of the Paris 2024 Games, the future of the famous Olympic and Paralympic cauldron continues to intrigue sports fans. THE striking symbol of the event, which lit up the Tuileries and amazed the public, will indeed be making a comeback... And it won't be at Hangar Y, located in Meudon in the Hauts-de-Seine department , for the time being, as our colleagues at Le Parisien reported in a dedicated article a few weeks ago.
And with good reason: according to Franceinfo, which obtained the information from the Ministry of Sports, the cauldron,"30 meters high and 7 meters in diameter" as our confrères recall, will be back every summer in the Jardin des Tuileries, until the Los Angeles Games in 2028. In 2025, it will therefore be visible from June 23 (date of Olympic and Paralympic Day) to September 14 (date of the new national sports festival decided by Emmanuel Macron).
The decision was reportedly suggested by the President, in conjunction with Culture Minister Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. The idea:"to revive the magic of elevation in the skies above Paris".
As for the Hangar Y 's bid for the installation, no information has yet been revealed as to whether it will be installed after 2028 or during the rest of the year (when the cauldron is not at the Tuileries), or whether the bid will even be rejected.
Hangar Y, designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1878, has a number of historical and technical assets that make it a serious contender. This site, once dedicated to airships, then transformed into an artistic and scientific space after its reopening in 2023, recently welcomed a visit from Mathieu Lehanneur, the designer of the cauldron, to assess its compatibility with the installation. " We've applied to host it," confirms Jean-Michel Crovesi, Hangar Y's general manager, also to Le Parisien. He continues:"The Hangar would be a wonderful showcase. It would make sense, but for the time being, we have no indication one way or the other ". The application has been submitted to the Île-de-France prefecture, and a meeting has been scheduled for December to examine the conditions required.
The choice of site must also take into account financial aspects, with the annual maintenance cost of the cauldron estimated at one million euros, with re-commissioning costs reaching 2.5 million euros. A travelling exhibition seems unlikely, given the high cost of each re-inflation, estimated at 300,000 euros. In the meantime, you can watch it every summer at the Tuileries, and relive the magic of the Paris 2024 Games until 2028!
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Dates and Opening Time
From June 13, 2025 to September 14, 2025
