Death of Jacques Chirac: The Eiffel Tower Extinguished in Tribute to the Former President
After the death of Jacques Chirac, Thursday 26th September 2019, the Eiffel Tower will be extinguished, Thursday evening. A new tribute to the former mayor of Paris and former president.
It will be black, Thursday 26th September 2019 in the evening: the Eiffel Tower will be extinguished, in tribute to Jacques Chirac, who died in the morning at his Paris home in the rue de Tournon.
Extinction at 9 pm
Lights will turn off at 9 pm on Thursday night. It was Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, who announced it on his Twitter account.
En hommage au Président Jacques Chirac, nous éteindrons @LaTourEiffel ce jeudi soir à partir de 21h. pic.twitter.com/381aHy6LW7
— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) 26 September 2019
This tribute extends the list of tributes paid in Paris to the former mayor of the city and former president: flags at half-mast, notebooks of condolences, minutes of silence …
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