Photos show the incredible amenities of Olympic stadiums and events spaces in Paris

Talia LakritzJul 8, 2024, 22:15 IST

The Eiffel Tower Stadium was built for the Paris Olympics.Thomas Padilla/AP

Preparations are underway for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
France built two new venues: an aquatics center and an arena for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics.

Preparations are underway at sporting venues across Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games, which will be held from July 26 through August 11.

France is expected to spend as much as 10 billion euros, or about $10.6 billion, to host the Paris Olympics, AFP reported.

Athletes will compete at temporary arenas constructed at French landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles. France has also built a $201 million aquatics center and a $150 million stadium for the Games.

Take a look inside 11 notable Olympic venues.

Beach-volleyball players will compete at the Eiffel Tower Stadium built at the base of the famous landmark.

The view of the Eiffel Tower Stadium from the top of the Eiffel Tower.VICTORIA VALDIVIA/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

With stunning views of the Eiffel Tower, the stadium can hold 12,860 people.

The Eiffel Tower.Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu via Getty Images

Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre will host swimming and some water-polo events.

Paris La Défense Arena.Thomas Padilla/AP

It's the largest indoor arena in Europe.

The Olympic swimming pool at Paris La Défense Arena.Thomas Padilla/AP

The Olympic Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis was built specially for the 2024 Games.

The outside of the Olympic Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, near Paris.Ao Jing/Xinhua via Getty Images

The new venue will host diving, synchronized swimming, and some water-polo events.

The Olympic Aquatics Centre.Gao Jing/Xinhua via Getty Images

The Adidas Arena in Paris was also built for the 2024 Olympics.

The Adidas Arena in Paris.Thibault Camus/AP

Like the Aquatics Centre, its seats are made out of 100 tons of recycled plastic.

Inside the Adidas Arena.Thibault Camus/AP

Basketball and handball games will be held at the Decathlon Arena, also known as the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.

The outside of the Decathlon Arena, also known as the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Thanks to a retractable roof, matches can be held in any weather.

The field of the Decathlon Arena. SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images

The French National Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines will host track cycling.

The French National Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, west of Paris.THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images

The state-of-the-art facility features a hypoxic tent where athletes can train to compete in high altitudes.

An athlete inside a hypoxic tent at the French National Velodrome.THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images

The Stade de France is the largest stadium in the country, with a capacity of about 80,000.

The Stade de France.David J. Phillip/AP

For the first time in Olympic history, athletes will run on a purple track.

Athletes on the track at the Stade de France.GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images

Equestrians and modern pentathletes will compete on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles, the former home of French royals.

The Parc du Château de Versailles in Versailles.ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images

The palace reinstalled statues depicting Apollo's chariot, which date back to the 17th century, just in time for the Olympics.

Apollo's chariot.Thomas Padilla/AP

The Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, home of the French Open, will host tennis, boxing, and sitting volleyball in the Olympics.

The Roland Garros tennis complex.LUCAS BARIOULET/AFP via Getty Images

The Roland Garros Stadium is known for its clay courts.

Court Philippe Chatrier.Thibault Camus/File/AP

Artistic gymnastics, basketball, and trampoline events will take place at the Accor Arena, formerly known as the Bercy Arena.

The Accor Arena.Aurelien Morissard/AP

The Accor Arena can seat up to 20,300 people.

Inside the Accor Arena.Benoit Tessier/Reuters

The Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Colombes was built 100 years ago when Paris hosted the 1924 Olympics.

The Yves-du-Manoir Stadium.Thibault Camus/AP

At the 2024 Olympics, it will host 15,000 spectators for field-hockey tournaments.

Field-hockey players in the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium.STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images

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