(NEXSTAR) — Much of the buzz in Paris during these Olympics has centered around the city’s massive floating cauldron — a 7-meter (23-feet) diameter ring of fire supported by a giant air balloon. It’s been so popular during the Games that now Parisians are collecting signatures to make the balloon, which sits on the ground during the day and rises each evening, a permanent monument in the City of Lights — just like the Eiffel Tower,
On Monday, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo even said she wanted to keep the cauldron after the Games.
To the wonder of hundreds of people, the cauldron flies more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens from sunset until 2 a.m. The launch zone site is near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum.
During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron.
Every evening hundreds of Parisians sit in the gardens and wait for the show to begin, and their golden hour selfie be taken.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
