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Photos: Two friends build Eiffel Tower from recycled wood ahead of Olympics

The pair used about 825 pieces of wood, starting their project in September 2023

Published: February 21, 2024 14:50 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from Reuters

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2024-02-20T110025Z_1648204107_RC2Q56AE7ODG_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — La Chevroliere: Two friends in western France have built a 16-metre (52 ft) high replica of the Eiffel Tower from recycled wood, which they hope to display along the path of the Summer 2024 Olympic torch relay and on Olympic sites. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-02-20T110114Z_1222109873_RC2P56A2OIG5_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — Frederic Malmezac, a 38-year-old carpenter, paired up with 46-year-old Sylvain Bouchard to build the model, using wood that would otherwise have been thrown away. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-02-20T110013Z_1448308481_RC2P56AL9448_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — "The project was to build a wooden Eiffel Tower replica using as much recycled material as possible ... to show that with material due to be thrown away, we can build great things," Malmezac said. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-02-20T110033Z_1355714610_RC2Q56AS8ND5_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — The pair used about 825 pieces of wood, Malmezac said, starting their project in September 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-02-20T110050Z_533573055_RC2P56AR80K7_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — They are hoping to soon get authorisation to display their mini-Eiffel Tower near Olympic sites. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-02-20T110059Z_801052874_RC2S56AK66IW_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — A drone view shows a 16-meter replica of the Eiffel Tower from recycled wood built by French carpenter Frederic Malmezac and Sylvain Bouchard, a sports enthusiast with disability, which they hope to display along the path of the Olympic torch relay and in Olympic sites for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in La Chevroliere, near Nantes, France, February 19, 2024. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-02-20T110126Z_2095530082_RC2Q56APSKCW_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-02-20T110127Z_335505025_RC2Q56AGOHBJ_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2024-EIFFEL-TOWER-WOOD — Image Credit: Reuters

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