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00:00It's an Olympic fairytale. This floating cauldron is almost as famous as the Eiffel Tower.
00:06The giant ring of fire topped by a monumental balloon was lit by Olympic athletes Teddy Riener and Marie-Josée Perrec at the Games opening ceremony.
00:16It took over the skies, shining above Paris for two months, captivating every passer-by and becoming a new symbol of the capital.
00:26It makes me think of the novelist Jules Verne. It makes me think of adventure. It makes me think of fairytales.
00:31It's fun to see how Paris is changing and it's transforming itself after the Games with new buildings integrating into the city. It's really nice.
00:39Its ring of fire burns without fuel, made entirely out of water and light.
00:45Over the summer, this iconic balloon took off at sunset every day into the Paris sky,
00:50leaving Parisians and tourists alike mesmerized, with no one wanting to say goodbye to it.
00:56Like the Eiffel Tower, the hot air balloon from the Olympic Games should stay here forever.
01:01Designer Mathieu Loehner likes the idea of keeping it in Paris, but worries it could lose its charm.
01:06I would like it to stay, but only if it's kept alive, and by alive I mean that it flies up once a year or once a month.
01:15But if it becomes an object that's just stuck on the ground, then I'd rather for it to stay in people's memories.
01:24But the logistics have yet to be figured out. Will the air balloon withstand the winter and will it remain in the Tuileries Gardens?
01:31In the meantime, this fire cauldron, which contributed to the magic of the Olympic Games, continues to keep us starry-eyed.