Take a Peek at the Paris Equestrian Venue Progress
The venue for this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, France has captured every equestrian’s attention given its location at the iconic Palace of Versailles. We’re waiting with bated breath to see how the facilities will intertwine with the iconic grounds.
Don’t worry — your sound isn’t broken. The first portion of the video is silent.
It seems like the venue for this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, France is one of the most hotly anticipated given its location at the iconic Palace of Versailles. Everyone is waiting with bated breath to see how the facilities, which will host all Equestrian disciplines and the Modern Pentathlon, will intertwine with the iconic grounds.
About that construction — it’s well and truly underway! This video from the Associated Press gives us a peek at the current progress of the main arena and grandstands, which will ultimately be able to seat 16,000 spectators, and offers a few soundbites from the Versailles Venue Director for the Paris 2024 organizing committee, Anne Murac, along with Christophe Leribault, the President of the Palace of Versailles Estate.
The top equine athletes around the world aren’t the only horses getting ready for the Olympics. Did you notice in the video above how shiny horses and humans of the Fountain of Apollo are now? They were looking a little brown before, but ahead of the Olympics have undergone a two-year restoration process to polish up the gilded lead statues as well as shore up the plumbing underneath. You can check out a video of the restoration process and a few additional glimpses here.
We can’t wait to see the actual equine athletes in this venue. Quel rêve!
