The official posters for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were presented on Monday. They showcase the city’s historic structures and sporting facilities with a hint to Surrealism and an obsession with detail.

The Olympic and Paralympic posters, created by Ugo Gattoni, a Parisian artist, blend together to create a double poster.
They depict the principal historical sites of Paris, including the Grand Palais, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower.

Along with the Stade de France, the Seine River, the Pont Alexandre III, and the sea—a reference to Marseille and the Teahupoo surfing destination in Tahiti—they also depict the athletic facilities and venues that will be used during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The official posters, which feature an unprecedented level of accuracy and detail in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, are influenced by the surrealist creative movement.

Paris 2024 is honoring the “Surrealist Manifesto” penned by Andre Breton and published in 1924—the year of the final Olympic Games to be staged in the French capital—through this creative decision.

The eight official Paris 2024 mascots are subtly referenced to the children’s puzzle book series “Where’s Wally?” in these posters.
“This amounts to approximately 2,000 hours of labor,” Gattoni informed the media.

Up to Monday, the posters can be seen at the Musee d’Orsay.