This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: What is the Olympic torch? History, symbolism of Olympic flame heading into 2024 Paris Olympics ...

Pacheco said the torch is a powerful symbol, especially atop the historic Superior courthouse. And the torch’s absence also sends a message, of lack of care and respect for the city’s rich ...

The Olympic torch is a symbol of peace and history. Used to mark the beginning of the Olympic Games, its origin derives from the ancient Olympics, where a sacred flame was kept burning in the Temple ...

Adolf Hitler during the Berlin Summer Olympics in 1936.Erich Andres—United Archives/Getty Images Hitler was a devout reader of Greek mythology and drawn to the torch as a symbol of ancient Greece.

The Olympic torch — specifically ... of the positive values that man has always associated with the symbolism of fire and thus makes the link between the ancient and the modern Games." ...