With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Paris, the Olympic flame has been lit, continuing a tradition that began in Amsterdam in 1928. Dutch architect Jan Wils was the man who revived the idea of the flame, which harks back to the sacred fire that burned during the ancient Olympic games in Athens. Wils designed the stadium for the 1928 Games, including the 40-metre high Marathon Tower. He wanted the flame to burn at the top of Read this story
