Palais de Chaillot

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The Palais de Chaillot is a prominent Art Deco complex in Paris, France, best known for its sweeping terraces overlooking the Eiffel Tower and its role as a cultural hub housing several major museums and institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Art Deco building
building complex
cultural venue
architect Jacques Carlu
Louis-Hippolyte Boileau
Léon Azéma
architecturalStyle Art Deco
builtFor Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
city Paris
constructionStart 1935
continent Europe
country France
function cultural center
museum complex
theatre venue
hasPart central terrace
east wing
esplanade du Trocadéro
linked to: Trocadéro

west wing
hasStatue golden statues on the terraces
heritageDesignationDate 1993
heritageStatus Monument historique (France)
historicalEvent site of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948
historicalUse headquarters of the United Nations General Assembly (temporary, post–World War II)
houses Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
linked to: Palais de Chaillot

Musée de l’Homme
Musée national de la Marine (historically)
Théâtre National de Chaillot
linked to: Palais de Chaillot
inaugurationDate 1937
locatedIn 16th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
locatedOn Place du Trocadéro
material stone
near Pont d’Iéna
Seine River
linked to: River Seine
notableFeature curved wings forming a wide arc
large open terraces facing the Eiffel Tower
operator City of Paris (for some institutions)
overlooks Eiffel Tower
ownedBy French state
linked to: French Republic
publicTransit Trocadéro metro station
linked to: Trocadéro
region Île-de-France
replaced Palais du Trocadéro
linked to: Trocadéro
usedFor cultural events
exhibitions
official ceremonies

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Art Deco notableExample Palais de Chaillot
Palais de Chaillot houses Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
linked to: Palais de Chaillot
Palais de Chaillot houses Théâtre National de Chaillot
linked to: Palais de Chaillot
Trocadéro hasPart Palais de Chaillot
16th arrondissement of Paris contains Palais de Chaillot
Place du Trocadéro adjacentTo Palais de Chaillot
Place du Trocadéro namedAfter Palacio de Trocadero
linked to: Palais de Chaillot
Musée national de la Marine locatedInBuilding Palais de Chaillot
Jacques Carlu notableWork Palais de Chaillot
Musée de l’Homme locatedIn Palais de Chaillot
Louis-Hippolyte Boileau notableWork Palais de Chaillot
Léon Azéma notableWork Palais de Chaillot
Léon Azéma coDesignerOf Palais de Chaillot
Léon Azéma architectOf Palais de Chaillot, Paris
linked to: Palais de Chaillot
Jardins du Trocadéro adjacentTo Palais de Chaillot
Avenue du Président Wilson near Palais de Chaillot
Cimetière de Passy locatedNear Palais de Chaillot
subject linked to: Cimetière de Passy, Paris
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine occupies wings of Palais de Chaillot
linked to: Palais de Chaillot
Chaillot hasLandmark Palais de Chaillot
Chaillot hasNameOrigin Palais de Chaillot
Théâtre National de Chaillot partOf Palais de Chaillot
Trocadéro metro station nearbyAttraction Palais de Chaillot