Marshal Foch equestrian statue

Marshal Foch equestrian statue is a work of art in Paris, Île-de-France. Marshal Foch equestrian statue is situated nearby to the square Place du Trocadéro, as well as near the metro station Trocadéro station.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Also known as: “Statue Equestre du Maréchal Ferdinand Foch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Place du Trocadéro.

Eiffel Tower

Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Eiffel Tower is situated 730 metres southeast of Marshal Foch equestrian statue.

Place du Trocadéro

Square

Photo: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Trocadéro, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It is also the name of the 1878 Trocadéro Palace which was demolished in 1937 to make way for the Palais de Chaillot.

Musée de l’Homme

Museum

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The Musée de l'Homme is an anthropology museum in Paris, France. It was established in 1937 by Paul Rivet for the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Passy and 16th arrondissement.

Passy

Suburb

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Passy is an area of Paris, France, located in the 16th arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is adjacent to Auteuil to the southwest, and Chaillot to the northeast.

16th arrondissement

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This large district occupies most of the West of Paris, extending east-west between the bends of the Seine from the Jardins of Trocadero immediately facing the Eiffel Tower to the expansive Bois du Boulogne, and north-south from the Etoile to the southern border of Paris.