Palais de Chaillot

Visit Palais de Chaillot in Paris

The Palais de Chaillot, also named Trocadero, crowns the Chaillot hill facing the Eiffel Tower.

Visit Palais de Chaillot. The view on the Eiffel Tower is rightly famous. Palais de Chaillot also hosts interesting museums. The walk from Palais de Chaillot to Eiffel Tower across the River is a great Paris walking tour.

Museums in Palais de Chaillot

Palais de Chaillot is worth a visit for its museums.

Go with your children to the Maritime Museum, its great ship models spanning three centuries, or to Paris Aquarium, located in Palais de Chaillot Gardens.

Architecture lovers will enjoy the Architecture Museum (Cite de l'architecture) devoted to the monuments of France. Nice cafe with a view.

History of Palais de Chaillot

The french government commissioned Palais de Chaillot for 1937 Paris International Exhibition.

This World Exhibition, the last in Paris, saw the spectacular confrontation of the USSR and Nazi Germany, two years before World War One.

Palais de Chaillot and Paris Modern Art Museum are the main legacies of Paris 1937 exhibition.

Information on Palais de Chaillot

Palais de Chaillot
1, place du Trocadero Paris 75116

Paris metro: Trocadero station on line 6 and 9
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