Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony

1. Spectacle on the Seine: Scenes from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

2. A balloon carrying the Olympic cauldron rises above The Louvre museum during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

3. A spectator holds up French flag in front of Eiffel Tower. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

4. Performers are pictured by the river Seine during the floating parade in the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

5. Performers on Pont au Change near the Conciergerie during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

6. Singer Lady Gaga and performers during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

7. Former footballer Zinedine Zidane passes the Olympic torch to tennis player Rafael Nadal during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

8. Athletes in the floating parade pass under Pont des Invalides on the river Seine. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

9. A torchbearer runs atop the Musee d'Orsay with the Notre-Dame-de-Paris cathedral in the background during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

10. Athletes of France during the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

11. Spanish athletes take a selfie while kissing under the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

12. Team United States during the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

13. A worker sweeps rain water at the Trocadero during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

14. Dancers perform on a roof during the opening ceremony.     Dan Mullan/Pool

15. Flags of participating countries are carried during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

16. A woman on a robotic horse carrying a flag displaying the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

17. Wings and the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

18. Rafael Nadal of Spain and Serena Williams in a boat on the river Seine during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

19. Torchbearers Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Blake

20. A light show at the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

21. Athletes of France on their boat at Pont d'Austrerlitz in the river Seine during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

22. Athletes of South Korea and Cook Islands aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

23. An athlete of Team Kenya at the opening ceremony. Michael Reaves/Pool

24. Members of the Chinese delegation are seen on the day of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Cao Can/Pool via REUTERS

25. A spectator with an umbrella during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

26. Athletes of Germany wearing rain ponchos during the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

27. Singer Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower under the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

28. Athletes of Team Spain hold flags on their delegation boat during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

29. Smoke billows near windows as performers participate during the opening ceremony.    Bernat Armangue/Pool

30. A performer is pictured during the floating parade on the river Seine, with the Eiffel tower in the background. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

31. Spectators in a stand on a bridge over the river Seine look on at athletes of Israel aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Nir Elias

32. Spectators behind fencing look on during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

33. Smoke clouds in the tricolors of the French flag are seen at Pont d'Austerlitz during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Ann Wang

34. Spectators wave to athletes during the floating parade. Martin Meissner/Pool

35. Parisians celebrate after the delegation from France passed by their apartment during the opening ceremony. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

36. Members of Team Switzerland wave to spectators during the opening ceremony.   Martin Meissner/Pool

37. Athletes of Brazil during the floating parade under the Pont du Carrousel on the river Seine. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

38. British flagbearers Thomas Daley and Helen Glover during the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Paul Childs

39. Flagbearer Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif of Malaysia during the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

40. Spectators applaud athletes during the opening ceremony. Thomas Samson/Pool

41. Spectators in the stands ahead of the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

42. Elina Svitolina and the Ukraine delegation pose for a photo during the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

43. Performers on a high wire over the river Seine during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

44. Athletes of Germany aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

45. Athletes of Japan during the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

46. Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin performs on a high rope during the athlete parade on the River Seine near the Supreme Court.     Maddie Meyer/Pool

47. Athletes of the Cayman Islands during the floating parade on the river Seine. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

48. Lady Gaga performs during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

49. Athletes from Brazil's delegation wave flags as they sail along the river Seine during the opening ceremony. Carl De Souza/Pool

50. Actors perform during the opening ceremony.     Wang Dongzhen/Pool