© Stade de France ®
Macary, Zublena et Regembal
Costantini - Architects
ADAGP - Paris - 2002
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 A DREAM MARATHON
Nicolas Pécherot
A human tide will surround Paris on the 30th and 31st of August 2003. In their golden quest, the marathon runners – men Saturday 30 August, women sunday 31 August – will cross the French capital before joining the Stade de France®.
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| Paris marathon Vandystadt |
The 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics’ marathon is revealed. Designed by Alain Spira, the Organizing Committee’s Competition Director, this marathon has been designed to enhance Paris’ architecture and history.
The runners will leave from Paris’ Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall) for just over 42kms (42.195 kms) of intense effort. From the “Place du Chatelet” to “Bastille” by the embankments of the Seine, from the “Musée du Louvre” to the “Place des Vosges” passing by the “Marais”, from the Opéra Garnier” to the “Place Vendôme” by the “Grands Boulevards”… Paris will open its heart to the people. After this, the marathon will take on a prestigious dimension with a succession of sites that make Paris’ reputation : the “Place de la Concorde”, the “Champs Elysées”, the “Arc de Triomphe”, the “Trocadéro” and the “Tour Eiffel”.
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After a tour on the “Rive Gauche”, competitors will continue to the Stade de France® where they will be welcomed like heroes.
As the runners have to draw on their last reserves, the public will live a great moment in perfect conditions. Spectators will move all along the course to admire the athletes in a tremendous setting. Viewers from all over the planet will discover one of the greatest cities of the world under a new light thanks to unforgettable pictures.
See it
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