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Chaillot Palace

Palais de Chaillot

The Palais de Chaillot is a twin‑winged monumental building on Chaillot Hill in Paris, built for the 1937 Exposition and occupying the Trocadéro site. Its two curved wings frame a broad esplanade that opens toward the Eiffel Tower and house museums, the Théâtre national de Chaillot and the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine.

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Its prime

1937

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1937

What Chaillot Palace looked like in its prime.

A wide, symmetrical, twin‑winged palace in pale cream stone and stone cladding, with two taller central pavilions facing a raised rectangular esplanade. The central block is articulated by tall paired pilasters/columns and a flat parapeted roof; the long curving wings show regular vertical windows and low colonnades at ground level. Attic‑level sculptural groups and bas‑reliefs run along the cornices. Broad stone terraces and sweeping stair flights descend from the esplanade into terraced gardens and cascaded rectangular pools and fountains.

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10 places to explore in 1937.

The record describes 10 distinct spots at Chaillot Palace, including 4 interiors: theatre foyer below the esplanade, musée de l'homme central exhibition galleries, musée national de la marine grand hall and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Frontal approach across the esplanadeTerrace of the Rights of Man with attic sculpturesGrand staircase descending to the Trocadéro gardens and fountainsPassy wing exterior and bas‑reliefsParis wing façade and museum entranceTheatre foyer below the esplanadeMusée de l'Homme central exhibition galleriesMusée national de la Marine grand hallGallery of moulages showing retained metal trussesRoofline and pavilion sculptures

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