Arena Champ-de-Mars: the ephemeral Grand Palais transformed into an Olympic venue in Paris

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis, Margot de Sortiraparis · Photos by My de Sortiraparis · Published on July 3, 2024 at 04:52 p.m.
The Olympic and Paralympic Games are coming to Paris from July 26 to September 8, 2024. For several weeks, the capital will thus vibrate to the rhythm of numerous sporting competitions to be discovered at several ephemeral sites such as the Arena Champ-de-Mars, set up at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, in place of the Grand Palais Éphémère.

If you're an art lover, then you're bound to be familiar with the Grand Palais Éphémère. Open since June 12, 2021 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, this impressive 10,000 m² temporary building was imagined and built to compensate for the closure of the Grand Palais for works, but also, and above all, in view of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Designed by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the Arena's wooden structure blends perfectly into the urban landscape.

From July 26 to September 8, 2024, the Grand Palais Ephémère will be transformed into theArena Champ-de-Mars, a prestigious Olympic venue located at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, where the Eiffel Tower Stadium will also be located.

Throughout these Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, sport will be in the spotlight at the Arena Champ-de-Mars. On the program? Judo and Para judo, as well as wrestling and wheelchair rugby.

The building will be dismantled in autumn 2024. The structure " may be reused in a variety of configurations, in another location yet to be determined ", according to the Paris Olympics website.

Champ-de-Mars Arena: the programme of festivities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games

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How do I get to the Champ-de-Mars Arena?

To get to theArena Champ-de-Mars this summer, take metro lines 6 or 8 and get off at the "La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle" station. You'll need to walk another 400 m to reach the site. Alternatively, take the "Ségur" station on metro line 10. From here, however, it's another 800 m walk to the site.

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Dates and Opening Time
From July 26, 2024 to September 8, 2024

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    Place Joffre
    75007 Paris 7

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