Trocadéro Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Napoleon III had planned to build a Palace for his son on the Chaillot hill.

After the Empire decline the Chaillot Palace was even though built in the 1978 for the International Exhibition. Then of romantico-byzantino-islamic style it was demolished in 1939 to leave room for a new construction.

Its structure dating 1878 was swept away by new building works in 1935. The actual bulding replaced in 1937 the old one. It is of neo-classic style, protruding its two white stone wings into the Trocadero gardens. Its terrace lies down towards the Seine River. The two main buildings house three museums, the Museum of Mankind, the Maritime Museum, and the Architecture and Inheritance Museum.

On the other side, the Trocadero Square was designed in 1858 and was then called the King of Rome Square. It was the name of Napoleon I’ son. In the center stands the statue of Marshal Foch.

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Timmok (800) 2005-08-18 5:27

Hi Piotr,

Nice original and unusual point of view of the place du Trocadéro. Too bad the antenna of the Eiffel Tower is slightly cropped...

Well done anyway ;o)

SavioCastro (601) 2005-08-18 10:19

Bela composição, você conseguiu fazer a torre eiffel ficar em segundo plano, focando nessas belíssimas esculturas. Muito bem feito.

ydarias (657) 2005-08-19 11:20

Hola Piotr. Me gusta mucho tú foto, cuando estuve en la Plaza de Trocadero intenté una foto similar pero no tuve mucha suerte porque habían unas vallas por ahí y no quedó muy bien. Pero tú foto esta muy muy bien. La composición es fantástica y los colores son bastante vivos e interesantes. Es una buena opción esperar hasta la tarde y que el Sol este por detrás para que la luz sea más suave y poder sacar una buena foto. Un buen trabajo Piotr, felicidades.