The Paris Bridge of Olympic Joy and Its Violent Past
Briefly

If the Olympic Games have made of Paris a midsummer night's dream, perhaps the Pont du Carrousel has been its heart, a dimly lit bridge over glittering water, a merry-go-round of incarnations as the weeks have passed.
The Pont du Carrousel acts as a unifying symbol during the Paris Olympics, dissolving social fracture and division into bridges of understanding, with a backdrop of iconic landmarks surrounding its expanse.
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