The Trocadéro Gardens are located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris (France), facing the Seine. The park has an area of 93,930 m2.
This garden was created for the Specialized Exhibition of 1937 on the site of the previous garden of the Trocadéro Palace created by Adolphe Alphand for the Universal Exhibition of 1878. It is bordered by the Palais de Chaillot.
The entire site was formerly the garden of the original Trocadéro Palace, laid out by Adolphe Alphand for the 1878 Exposition Universelle.
The present garden has an area of 93,930 m2, and was created for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937). This was the design of Parisian architect Roger-Henri Expert.
During the exposition in 1937, the pavilions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were facing each other on opposite sides of the Jardins du Trocadéro.
The grounds hosted the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[
The location is near the Paris metro station Trocadéro, at 48°51′39″N 2°17′24″E, on the lines 6 and 9.
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