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Palais de Chaillot

The Palais de Chaillot, also named Trocadero, magnificently crowns the  Chaillot hill in Paris.

The Palais de Chaillot monumental architecture was designed for the 1937 world exhibition, the last Paris colonial exhibition.

France had then the second largest colonial empire in the world including large parts of Africa and Asia.

 Paris Palais de Chaillot
The Palais de Chaillot (Trocadero)
Paris navy museum in Palais de Chaillot
Ship at Paris navy museum in Palais de Chaillot

The Palais de Chaillot is above all famous for its spectacular view on the Eiffel tower, facing it on the left bank of the Seine river.

The Palais de Chaillot is also well worth a visit for its museums, specially the Navy museum with ship models spanning three centuries of naval history.

Architecture lovers will appreciate the Architecture Museum (Cite de l'architecture) devoted to French monuments (web site in French). Nice cafe with a view.

You will also admire the impressive metal fountains (right) in the gardens of Palais de Chaillot facing the Eiffel Tower and the skaters practicing around them.

The walk from Palais de Chaillot to the Eiffel tower across the Seine river is short and worth your time. One of the best sightseeing walking tours in Paris.

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 The Palais de Chaillot in Paris
The Palais de Chaillot (Trocadero) in Paris

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