Fontaine du Trocadéro, Water fountain in Jardins du Trocadéro, Paris, France
The Fontaine du Trocadéro features twenty water cannons that project water over fifty meters down a central basin toward the Eiffel Tower.
Architects Roger-Henri Expert and Daniel-Joseph Bacqué designed the fountain for the 1937 International Exhibition of Arts and Technology in Modern Life.
Bronze animal statues decorate the two upper square pools, while fifty-six water sheaves spray up to four meters in the central basin.
The fountain operates with an ecological pumping system installed in 2011, maintaining the water features throughout the gardens year-round.
The fountain creates a direct visual axis between the Palais de Chaillot and the Eiffel Tower across the Seine River.
Location: 16th arrondissement of Paris
Inception: 1928
Creator: Roger-Henri Expert, Daniel-Joseph Bacqué
GPS coordinates: 48.86122,2.28987
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:44
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