Parisian workers have removed the Olympic rings from the Eiffel Tower, to be replaced with lighter ones by the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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After the rings were criticized, the mayor of Paris promised to build new Olympic rings and reinstall them on the Eiffel Tower as a tribute to the Olympic Games. The proposal has sparked controversy, criticized by descendants of tower designer Gustave Eiffel, conservation groups and many Parisians.
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