A French carpenter builds a replica of the Eiffel Tower from recycled wood in western France

A drone view shows a 52-foot-high replica of the Eiffel Tower built from recycled wood in La Chevroliere, near Nantes, France, on Monday.

 STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS

LA CHEVROLIERE, France — Two friends in western France have built a 52-foot-high replica of the Eiffel Tower from recycled wood, which they hope to display along the path of the Summer 2024 Olympic torch relay and on Olympic sites.

Frederic Malmezac, a 38-year-old carpenter, paired up with 46-year-old Sylvain Bouchard to build the model, using wood that would otherwise have been thrown away.