The number of spectators who will be able to attend the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics has been set at 326,000 people. Also, 180 boats will be mobilized for the athletes' parade on the Seine.
The number of people who will follow the ceremony at around "200,000". from buildings overlooking the Sein. The reduction in the capacity of the ceremony was explained in particular by the need to provide "3m2 per person" and not to move the boxes from second-hand booksellers.