Trocadéro
- Address:Place du Trocadero, Paris
- Hours:Open 24 hours a day
- Admission:Free
Good Views / Viewpoint, Popular with Locals, Monument - Historical, Plaza / Square
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The Trocadéro area is made up of a large square and incorporates a number of museums. It is dominated by the Palais de Chaillot, a neo-Classical building dating from the 1937 Exposition Universelle, and designed in two wings with a gap between to frame views of the Eiffel Tower across the river. The palais incorporates the Theatre National de Chaillot and four museums although only two are open: the Musée de l'Homme and the Musee de la Marine.
Nearby are other museums including the Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet which has an exquisite collections of arts from Asia, and the smaller Musée de Panthéon Bouddhique which includes the original 1800s collection collector Emile Guimet brought back from Asia. Nearby the Palais de Tokyo houses the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris with its collection of twentieth century art including Matisse and Delauney.
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The night was very organised, from start to finish we were informed and everything went to plan, dinner was delicious, very good to have a lift back to hotel after moulin rouge show. I wouldn't hesitate to book through viator again. thanks
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Best hop on hop off I've taken in any city. 4 different lines taking you all over the city. Great narration and frequent stops. What more can you ask for. Definitely worth the money!
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It was awesome! Dinner at the Eiffel Tower was amazing and the cruise gave a good introduction to some of the buildings located near the Seine. We were one of the later groups to arrive at the Moulin Rouge so my seat was right at the very back but I could still see everything well. A wonderful evening overall.
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The metro will take you to Trocadéro on lines 6 and 9. Or you can wander across the river from the Eiffel Tower.
