16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Palais du Trocadéro
16th arrondissement of Paris, France
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Demolished or destroyed.
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The Palais du Trocadéro was an eclectic structure in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, designed by Jules Bourdais and Gabriel Davioud and built for the 1878 Exposition Universelle. Rising 82.5 meters, the building blended Moorish and neo-Byzantine architectural elements and featured a 4,600-seat auditorium flanked by two curved wings. The wings housed the Musée des Monuments Français and the Musée d'Ethnographie, along with conference facilities. Though originally meant as a temporary structure, the palace was preserved for approximately sixty years, though it faced persistent criticism for its style, deteriorating condition, and notoriously poor acoustics that drove orchestras away. The building was demolished in 1935 to clear the site for the 1937 Exposition Universelle and the construction of the Palais de Chaillot.
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- Built
- Type
- destroyed building or structure
- Height
- 82.5 m
- Place
- 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
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