The Paris Olympic horse is going to be exhibited. How can I get free tickets to see it?

His name is ZEUS, and his appearance at the Olympic opening ceremony was one of the highlights of the evening. Good news, the splendid metal horse will be on display from Thursday August 29 at the Hôtel de Ville. Free tickets are available from August 27.

ZEUS, the mechanical horse of the Olympic ceremony

What do we take away from this spectacular evening of July 26, 2024? The moving and powerful performance by Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower, the illumination of the cauldron by Teddy Riner and Marie-José Perec, the revolutionary sequence set to music by Gojira? Or the mysterious silver horse race on the Seine? Know one, that the horse in question is called ZEUS and two, that you’ll be able to admire it up close in the coming days!

A horse animated in metal, a technical challenge met

To make this sequence possible, it will have taken a good dose of imagination, creativity and incredible technical know-how! Designed entirely in metal by a Nantes-based workshop (Blam), the horse measures almost 1m80 in height and weighs 1 tonne. Finally, to animate it and give it the impression of galloping gracefully on the surface of the water, an underwater propulsion structure was developed by the entreprise MMProcess based in Quiberon. It’s a madcap project that won over the ceremony’s spectators!

A first-of-its-kind exhibition to see the mechanical horse up close

Today ZEUS begins his second life! After his July 26 race, the horse is at the heart of a unprecedented exhibition! The City of Paris wants to give the public a chance to admire this never-before-seen creature, the result of technical prowess! It’s in the inner courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville that the silver equid will be visible free of charge from Thursday August 28 to Sunday September 8 (from 10am to 7pm). For a chance to see him, visit the City of Paris website, which opens its ticket sales this Tuesday, August 27!

Finally, if you miss this event, you’ll soon be treated to a catch-up session. Sanofi, the company that owns the work, has said it wants to donate the horse to a museum.