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VIDEO: Watch the spectacular Bastille Day fireworks show over the Eiffel Tower

After a day of military might and inventors on hoverboards, France's Bastille Day celebrations drew to a close with the traditional spectacular fireworks displays.

Published: 15 July 2019 10:14 CEST
VIDEO: Watch the spectacular Bastille Day fireworks show over the Eiffel Tower
Photo: AFP

In Paris, the display was watched by thousands of people and followed a concert to celebrate France's national day.

READ ALSO French inventor on hoverboard soars above Bastille Day parade

 

 

Stunning displays were seen around the country including in Marseille, while Nice held its display on Saturday – the first July 14th fireworks display to be held in the city since the deadly terror attack of 2016.


The display in Marseille. Photo: AFP


Fireworks explode over the Old Port in Marseille. Photo: AFP


In Lavare in north west France a model of the Bastille was set alight to commemorate the storming of the Bastille. Photo: AFP

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WEATHER

In pictures: Eiffel Tower struck by lightning as storms hit Paris

The Iron Lady was hit by lightning on Wednesday during a spring storm in Paris. Here's a look at the moment in pictures and what's on the horizon for the weather in France over the coming days.

Published: 9 May 2019 10:29 CEST
In pictures: Eiffel Tower struck by lightning as storms hit Paris
Photo: Bertrand Kulik/Flickr

The moment the bolt of lightning hit the iconic Paris monument was captured by photographer Bertrand Kulik (see below). 

 

 
 
 
The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris and is regularly hit by lightning, with the monument receiving around four to five strikes a year.
 
This isn't the first time such dramatic scenes have been witnessed in the French capital and elsewhere across France during the month of May. 
 
Last year France's national weather agency Méteo France said that the country experienced the most lightning strikes making contact with the earth since the year 2000.
 
More storms are set to hit France on Thursday in the Hauts-de-France region in the north while rain will hit much of the rest of the country, according to Meteo France. 
 
Meanwhile on Friday the storms will hit Occitanie right in the south of France as temperatures and conditions start to improve across most of the country. 
 
From Monday next week, the weather will seem more pleasantly springlike, with sunshine predicted across most of France and the mercury set to rise from Wednesday. 
 
French words to know:
 
Weather – la météo 
 
Eiffel Tower – la Tour Eiffel
 
Lightning – la foudre
 
Storm – un orage
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