In photos: Paris's Bastille Day fireworks and pyrotecnics show
GalleryAlongside the traditional fireworks, more than 1,000 drones swirled above the Eiffel Tower on Monday night, illuminating the Parisian sky to conclude a weekend of festivities.
The capital's sky lit up. Following a parade organized as a "real military operation" on the Champs-Elysées, fireworks were shot above the Eiffel Tower on Monday, July 14, starting at 11 pm. The multi-act show paid tribute to the Seine, the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement for climate, and Brazil. The pyrotechnic spectacle was enhanced by over 1,000 drones that danced around the Champ-de-Mars and Trocadéro, launched from more than 120 locations, including 80 on the Eiffel Tower itself.
A major classical music concert preceded the show on the Champ-de-Mars, where nearly 60,000 people were expected. Edith Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour" also resonated through the night, performed by cellist Gautier Capuçon and pianist Jérôme Ducros, as a tribute to Céline Dion's performance perched atop the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.
