The Paris Olympics medals are monumental: They're made with metal chunks from the Eiffel Tower
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The medals for the Paris 2024 Olympic are displayed at the Paris Olympic organizers in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, stands by the medals for the Paris 2024 Olympics, left, and Paralympics, at the Paris Olympic organizers in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Paris 2024 Brand, Creativity and Engagement Executive Director Thierry Reboul, center, presents the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Paralympic bronze medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Paralympic silver medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal, center, the Paris 2024 Paralympic, gold medal, right, and silver medal, left, are presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Eiffel Tower is seen as if looking upwards from underneath, like on one side of the Paralympic medals, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 in Paris. When they make history at the Paris Games, Olympic medalists will take a bit of France and its history home, too. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be hung around athletes' necks at this year's Summer Games and Paralympics. Games organizers revealed the design Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Paris 2024 Olympics Organizing Committee President Tony Estanguet, right, French athletes Marie Patouillet, center right, Sara Balzer, center left, and Arnaud Assoumani, left, present the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals at the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Thursday, Feb.1, 2024. (A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal is presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A side of the Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal, featuring an Eiffel Tower at right, is presented Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 in Paris. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/John Leicester)Tony Estanguet, center, President of the Paris Organizing Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, stands by the medals for the Paris 2024 Olympics, left, and Paralympics, at the Paris Olympic organizers in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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The medals for the Paris 2024 Olympic are displayed at the Paris Olympic organizers in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)