In pictures: Paris Olympics are a feast for the eyes as iconic venues take centre stage

From our special correspondent - The sporting competitions at the Paris Olympic Games are being staged at some of France’s most emblematic locations: the Palace of Versailles, the former bastion of the French monarchy; the final resting place of Napoleon at Les Invalides; that most Parisian of monuments, the Eiffel Tower. Photographers have been happily capturing the spectacle.

In pictures: Paris Olympics are a feast for the eyes as iconic venues take centre stage
From our special correspondent - The sporting competitions at the Paris Olympic Games are being staged at some of France’s most emblematic locations: the Palace of Versailles, the former bastion of the French monarchy; the final resting place of Napoleon at Les Invalides; that most Parisian of monuments, the Eiffel Tower. Photographers have been happily capturing the spectacle.

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