Underwood & Underwood stéréogramme de 1900 intitulé : "Belles Fontaines du Trocadéro et pavillon de colonies russes, Exposition.' Le Trocadéro, site du Palais de Chaillot, est une zone de Paris, France, l'ensemble de la Seine de la Tour Eiffel. Le hil
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Underwood & Underwood stereograph from 1900 entitled: "Beautiful Trocadero fountains and pavilion of Russian colonies, Exposition." The Trocadéro, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. The hill of Chaillot was first arranged for the 1867 World's Fair. For the 1878 World's Fair, the (old) Palais du Trocadéro was built by the architect Gabriel Davioud. The space between the palais and the Seine is set with gardens, designed by Jean-Charles Alphand, and an array of fountains. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. It was held both at the Champs-de-Mars and next to the Champs-Élysées, where a Grand and Petit Palais were constructed. One of its most popular features was the Temple of Electricity, near the Champs-Élysées, which had a series of illuminated fountains in front, with lamps shining blue, white and red light. The innovation of 1900 was a keyboard which allowed a rapid series of different colors. But by 1900 electricity was no longer a novelty, and the lighted fountains did not have the same effect that they did in 1889.
