Trocadéro
The Trocadéro, pronounced: [trɔ.ka.de.ʁo], site of the Palais de Chaillot, [pa.lɛ də ʃa.jo], is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
Étiolles is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Population: 2,788
Latitude: 48° 37' 56.93" N
Longitude: 2° 28' 56.14" E
The Trocadéro, pronounced: [trɔ.ka.de.ʁo], site of the Palais de Chaillot, [pa.lɛ də ʃa.jo], is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
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