View from the Eiffel Tower

View from the first viewing platform. That big building that sprawls out like wings is the Palais de Chaillot. It was built for the 1937 Worlds Fair, and now houses numerous museums, including the "Musée de l'Homme"...Museum of Man, which is supposed to be very good! Area itself is called Trocadéro for the hill it sits on, and the courtyard beyond it. Parisians just refer to the whole area as Trocadéro. So if you are told that the best view of the tower is from Trocadéro, they are referring to the hill of the museum. It sits higher than the base of the tower so offers a great view...so I've been told. We didn't take the time to walk up there. :)