Sunday, July 20, 2003

Palais de Chaillot

Palais de Chaillot and Jardins du Trocadéro from the Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), Paris

Palais de Chaillot and Jardins du Trocadéro
Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)
Avenue Anatole France
Quartier du Gros-Caillou, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The Palais de Chaillot is a building atop the Chaillot hill in the Trocadéro area, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was designed in classicising "moderne" style by architects Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Jacques Carlu and Léon Azéma. The Palais consists of two separate wings shaped to form a wide arc, which are those of the former Palais du Trocadéro with new taller portions built in front. The pair of larger central pavilions are also those of the former Palais du Trocadéro, encapsulated in new construction. The large central hall and towers of the old palais were demolished, leaving only the basement, with a wide esplanade created on top, establishing an open view from the Place du Trocadéro to the Eiffel Tower and beyond.” (Palais de Chaillot, Wikipedia)

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