Paris Olympics: Eiffel Tower Lights Up as City Prepares to Host First Summer Games in 100 Years

Eiffel Tower with the Olympics rings Image: AP

The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower in Paris Image: AP

French photographer JR, left, and athlete Sandra Laoura hold the Olympic torch in the courtyard of the Louvre museum Image: AP

A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine. Image: AP

Given the threat of terrorism the security of Paris Olympics is at an all time high Image: AP

A Mexican couple proposes in front of Eiffel Tower for Paris Olympics Image: AP

Fans in Paris soak in the Olympic Rings at Eiffel Tower just a week prior to Olympics Image: AP