The article mentions that the 2024 Olympics cauldron pays homage to the Montgolfier Brothers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgolfier_brothers). However, I chose to reference the Robert Brothers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_brothers) because their historic hydrogen balloon flight took place in the Tuileries Gardens (an iconic location in Paris) where the Olympics cauldron was also unveiled.
Cauldron in name. Fibre optic cables and water mist by nature. It's all theatre but the greek actresses could symbolically fill a water bottle which people carry safely instead of this flame thing.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 25.0 ms ] threadHere are some historical artworks of the event:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_brothers#/media/File:Ea...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_and_Paral...