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Trocadero in front of the Eiffel Tower

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If you ask the Spanish where the Trocadero is, they will tell you that it is a place in their country. But if you ask the French, they will answer it is the name of a very famous place in Paris. Nobody will be wrong in this case because the Trocadero exists both in Spain and France.

In Spain, it is the name of an island of Cadiz Bay. After the victory of French troops here, the name was given to a well-known work in Paris which we will introduce to you in this article.

TROCADERO SQUARE

After becoming master France, Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to build a palace for his son and a square next to it in Chaillot hill where Catherine de Medicis Queen built a building in 16th Century and Henriette - British Queen - built a Visitation Order monastery in 1651.The work was started in 1811 but after that the project failed. On August 31, 1823 French Expeditionary Army got a glorious victory at Trocadero station, Cadiz, Spain. A celebration was held on the Chaillot hill for soldiers after they returned. And since 1827, this square was named Trocadero. From 1978 it is officially named "place du Trocadero et du 11 novembre" but the Parisian usually call it with short name Trocadero.

Trocadero Square today is in District 16 with 164 meters of diameter. Located in the luxurious neighborhood of the city (Eiffel Tower apartments, Champs-Elysees rentals, Louvre apartments for rent,  Saint-Germain des Pres) the surrounding square has many coffee shop and is always crowded with tourists because it gives them a perfect place to see Eiffel Tower.

TROCADERO PALACE

Trocadero Palace (Palais du Trocadero) is the old name of the Chaillot Palace (Palais de Chaillot). It is located next to Trocadero Square. This work was inspired from the “Moorish” style combining Byzantine elements by two architects Davioud Gabriel (1824-1881) and Jules Bourdais (1835-1915) for the World Exhibition in 1878. This is the third event of this kind that was held in Paris just for economy purposes. From the view of pont de Iena (Jena Bridge), this is a symmetric design between the two buildings and two wings through the center of a semicircle with a square tower above where the largest ballroom at that time were built.

After the international events, a wing of the palace was used as a museum of French’s works (le Musée des Monuments Français) and the first ethnographic museum of Paris - forerunner of the Museum of Man (Musée de l'Homme). After the World Exhibition in 1937, it was destroyed and replaced by Palais de Chaillot. The new palace was designed by Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Jacques Carlu and Leon Azema with Moderne style. Like the old palace, it also includes two buildings with two wings. However, they are completely separate from each other, there is not building in the centers for linking, but instead of that a esplanade was built and it’s give us a wide view of the Eiffel Tower and the Fountain of Warsaw (Fontaine de Varsovie). It’s well-known with the name of Esplanade des droits de l'homme (esplanade of human rights). A theater- Théâtre national de Chaillot is under the esplanade.

TROCADERO GARDEN

Directly ahead of the Chaillot Palace, near Eiffel Rower is the Trocadero Garden (Jardins du Trocadéro). It’s 93,930 square meters in an area from the Chaillot Palace slopes downhill toward the Seine river. Roger Lardat designed it on the occasion of the World Exhibition in 1937, when the Trocadero Palace was also replaced by Chaillot Palace. Two wings and a building of the palace embrace all the North-West of the park, and South-East is the avenue de New York. On the right side of the garden is also avenue des Nations Unies and some small walkway for the pedestrians.

In the middle of the garden is a large water tank next to the lawn. There is a big capacity water fountain. Raised up from the tank are the two sculptures, a man and a woman. The end of tank is framed by two blocks of stone sculpture that represents youth and joy of life.

The two sides of the Trocadero garden run symmetrically across the tank, with many trees planted here as hazel, America's trees and smaller trees. In 1991, the Trocadero garden belonged to the two sides of Seine river’s overall works and was recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO.

TOURIST ATRRACTION NEAR TROCADERO

EIFFEL TOWER.  More than a hundred years, the image of France and Paris are attached with Eiffel Tower. We can not imagine how Paris is without the Eiffel Tower. It’s not only the symbol of this country, but also has a scientific and technical significance, the pride of the French and Parisian. It was built from January 28, 1887 to March 1889 to serve the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair to commemorate 100 years of the French Revolution (1789-1889). After finishing, the work is 324m in total height,  the official name is the Eiffel Tower - Tour Eiffel (its nick name is la Dame de fer, the Iron lady).

At that time, the city government and the French government held a contest for the purpose of studying the possibility of building a tower made from iron. Hundreds of design projects were sent to organization committee but they just kept three proposals for consideration. Finally, the project of Gustave Eiffel, 36 year olds, an engineer and entrepreneur, had been approved. He bought two sketches of two engineers Nughie and Koslanh - his employee held the monopoly of the tower and after that, he his name for this work.

Initial position of the tower was considered at the shore of Seine river or close to the Trocadero Palace. Finally, they decided to build the tower at the Champ-de-Mars, as a gateway to the exhibition. A 300 meters iron and steel tower was an idea that caused bitter debate between two sides. Someone wanted to maintain tradition because they were afraid that the massive steel work would be a black mark on the sky of Paris. While others were excited about the thought: “France will be the only country with more than 300 meters high tower". Indeed, the Eiffel Tower also held the title of tallest tower until 1930, when the Chrysler Building was inaugurated in New York.

In 1944, the Eiffel Tower escaped from a deliberate fire by the German military, then it was requisitioned to communicate. Since 1960, international tourist arrivals increased, directly this was followed by the number of people visiting the tower. The amount of visitors each year increased almost steadily since 1970 and first reached 6 million in 1998. This increase had led to the need of renovation, remodeling of the tower. Work conducted from 1980 to 1985.

Nowaday, this work is one of the most tourist attraction point in the world. Moreover, it is also an air observatory, radio and tv station and a a source of inspiration for artists.

PASSY CEMETERY

Passy Cemetery (Cimetiere de Passy) is a Paris city cemetery, located between the avenue George Mandel and the avenue Paul Doumer. In the early of 19th century, some new cemeteries was built to replace the old cemetery in Paris. Outside the city, Montmartre Cemetery is located in the north, Père-Lachaise Cemetery in the East, Montparnasse Cemetery in the south and the center is Passy Cemetery. Began in 1820 in the center of the luxurious neighborhood and from 1874 Passy cemetery became the cemetery of Paris aristocracy and famous people including French President Alexandre Millerand (1859-1943). This is the only city cemetery with heated waiting room. After World War I, Passy wall was decorated with a relief image to honor the soldiers. Cemetery was also planted with trees to take the shade.