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Trocadéro fountains in front of the Palais de Chaillot
1 Palais de Chaillot National de Chaillot (see pp334, Cinema screens showing
336), which, since World War II, cartoons and animal documen-
17 Pl du Trocadéro 75016. Map 9 C2.
Tel 01 53 65 30 00. q Trocadéro. has enjoyed huge fame for its taries are interspersed with the
0 - = avant-garde productions. aquariums. There are also art
exhibitions and shows for
The Palais, with its huge, curved 2 Aquarium de children in the theatre.
colonnaded wings each
culminating in an immense Paris – Cinéaqua
pavilion, was designed in Neo- 5 Ave Albert de Mun 75016. Map 10
Classical style for the 1937 Paris D2. Tel 01 40 69 23 23. q Troca déro,
Exhibition by Léon Azéma, Iéna. Open 10am–7pm daily (last
Louis-Hippolyte Boileau and adm: 6pm). Closed 14 Jul. & 7
Jacques Carlu. It is adorned with ∑ cineaqua.com
sculptures and bas-reliefs. On
the walls of the pavilions, there Originally built in 1878 for the
are gold inscriptions by the Universal Exhibition, this is now
poet and essayist Paul Valéry. a state-of-the-art aqua rium Church model from Bagneux, Cité de
The parvis or square, situated which is home to over 500 l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
between the two pavi lions, is species of sea creatures,
decorated with large bronze including seahorses, clownfish, 3 Cité de
sculptures and orna mental pools. stonefish and some spectacular l’Architecture et
On the terrace in front of the sharks and rays. du Patrimoine
parvis stand two bronzes, Apollo The building is located in a
by Henri Bouchard and Hercules former quarry and has been Palais de Chaillot, Pl du Trocadéro
by Albert Pommier. Stairways lead designed to blend in entirely 75016. Map 9 C2. Tel 01 58 51 52 00.
from the terrace to the Théâtre with the Chaillot hillside. q Trocadéro. Open 11am–7pm
Wed–Mon (to 9pm Thu). & - =
∑ citechaillot.fr
In the east wing of the Palais
de Chaillot, this museum charts
the development of French
architecture through the
ages. Among the unmissable
displays is the Galerie des
Moulages, which covers the
period from the Middle Ages to
the Renaissance. Here, you will
find three-dimensional models
of great French cathedrals,
such as Chartres. Also worth
a look is the Galerie Moderne
et Contemporaine, with
a reconstruction of a Le
Shark basin, one of the 43 tanks at the Aquarium de Paris – Cinéaqua Corbusier-designed apartment.

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