Trocadéro

Trocadéro combines broad open spaces, cultural institutions and routes frequented for their views across Paris. The area changes with the hour and with public gatherings, but it is rarely without witnesses. Open perspectives make arrivals easy to observe and departures difficult to conceal.

Within Les Hautes Terres, Trocadéro acts as a threshold between residential prestige, culture and visitor traffic. Kindred may stage a public appearance here or watch movement from a distance. They will find it less suitable for a confidential conversation. The area's reputation is no substitute for understanding its uses. Anyone choosing to appear here is almost always choosing to be seen, without controlling either the gaze or the memory of those present.