The cauldron rests on the ground during the day; then, each night, it is lifted over 60 meters into the air. But if you look a little closer, you'll see that it's not actually a real flame.

The Olympic flame that wowed the world at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony in a floating cauldron is not real but in fact 100 per cent electric, organisers have revealed. The 'fake' flame is ...

the first time that there is a cauldron that flies and the first time that there is an Olympic flame that is not a real flame. There were many many firsts,” said Lehanneur. "There were many ...

The Olympic cauldron for these Games is "a tribute to the first flight in a hydrogen-filled gas balloon," which was invented in-part by French physicist Jacques Charles. The ring of flames is seven ...

"This cauldron and its flame will draw people not only during February and March 2010 but in the years to come as a potent symbol of our time in the limelight as the successful host of the world's ...

(ATR) The Vancouver Olympic Flame will apparently be housed in B.C. Place Stadium, making it the first cauldron kept indoors. While the location of the cauldron is so far unannounced by VANOC ...

The "real" Olympic flame, transported from Greece to France, is installed a few steps from the cauldron in a lantern sheltered by a display case. Now, many politicians are talking about making the ...