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Over the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a whopping 15.3 million visitors are expected to flock to Paris to catch a piece of the sporting action.
If you're stuck at home, watching the games from your TV, we have good news for you.
There's now a way for you to see the Olympic Games from a completely new angle!
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an incredible interactive map, which shows Paris from above.
'This striking high-resolution image offers an in-depth view of central Paris, allowing you to explore and zoom into the city's most captivating areas in exceptional detail,' ESA explained.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an incredible interactive map , which shows Paris from above
With a 30cm resolution, enough detail can be seen to identify some of the city's world-famous landmarks, as well as several Olympic venues
The map shows Paris from above, with the Seine River clearly visible winding through the image.
With a 30cm resolution, enough detail can be seen to identify some of the city's world-famous landmarks, as well as several Olympic venues.
To explore the venues and landmarks, simply click on the small, white circles.
This will cause the map to zoom in and provide further detail on each site.
Once you're finished, simply click on the circle again, or scroll out to explore other sites.
To explore the venues and landmarks, simply click on the circles. This will cause the map to zoom in and provide further detail on each site
To the northeast lies the Hôtel des Invalides - a complex that is home to museums and monuments related to French military history, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for veterans
At the top of the map, two permanent venues constructed for the Olympic Games can be seen - the Stade de France, and the Aquatics Centre to its left.
Towards the centre-left of the map, the Arc de Triomphe can easily be spotted, standing at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle.
Heading south from there, the rectangular Champ de Mars - where two temporary arenas have been built - can be seen, just across the river.
At its northern end, the iconic Eiffel Tower is visible, casting its shadow northwest.
Towards the eastern end of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées are the Grand Palais and Place de la Concorde, which have both been transformed into Olympic venues
Meanwhile, to the northeast lies the Hôtel des Invalides - a complex that is home to museums and monuments related to French military history, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for veterans.
'On its north side is the Esplanade des Invalides, a vast open-air green space that will serve, among other activities, as the marathon finish line during the Olympics,' ESA explained.
Finally, towards the eastern end of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées are the Grand Palais and Place de la Concorde, which have both been transformed into Olympic venues.
'The famous Jardin des Tuileries and the grounds of the sprawling Musée du Louvre are visible immediately to the left,' ESA added.
