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Trocadéro (Paris Metro)
Trocadero may refer to: * Trocadéro, Paris, an area of Paris, France ** Jardins du Trocadéro * Palais du Trocadéro, built for the 1878 World's Fair in Paris, France * Trocadero, Birmingham, a pub in England * Trocadero (Los Angeles), a 1930s ballroom and a modern nightclub in California, U.S. * Trocadero, Newtown, a heritage-listed former dance hall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia * Trocadero, San Francisco, a roadhouse in California, U.S. * London Trocadero, an 1896 restaurant, now a shopping complex * Sydney Trocadero, a dance and concert hall opened in 1936 in New South Wales, Australia * Trocadero Ballroom (1917–1975), at Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado, U.S. * Trocadero Hotel (Bangkok), a former hotel on Surawong Road in Bangkok * Trocadero Theatre, a historic theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Trocadero Transfer, a former nightclub in San Francisco Arts and entertainment * ''Trocadero'' (1944 film), an American film * Trocadero (band), an Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadéro, Paris
The Trocadéro (), site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 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. The hill of the Trocadéro is the hill of Chaillot, a former village. Origin of the name The place was named in honour of the Battle of Trocadero, in which the fortified Isla del Trocadero, in southern Spain, was captured by Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis, French forces led by the Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Duc d'Angoulême, son of the future King of France, Charles X of France, Charles X, on 31 August 1823. France had intervened on behalf of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, whose rule was contested by a Trienio Liberal, liberal rebellion. After the battle, the autocratic Spanish Bourbon Ferdinand VII was Bourbon Restoration in France, restored to the throne of Spain. Franço ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadero Transfer
The Trocadero Transfer, or The Troc, was an after hours nightclub, dance club in operation from December 1977 to the late–1990s in San Francisco, California, U.S.. It was located at 520 4th Street at Bryant in the SoMa neighborhood. The club has been compared to Studio 54 in New York City, and their patrons would travel from other cities to attend the party. The former club building was sold and remodeled, it was renamed the ''Glas Kat'' (from 2000 to 2011) and The Grand (from 2011 until present). History The Trocadero Transfer was founded by Dick Collier in December 1977. The building had once housed a television studio. The club stayed open on Saturday nights until 6 a.m. The entire Golden Gate Business Association (San Francisco's Gay business association) had to go down to the San Francisco Board of Permit Appeals to make sure that the Trocadero got its after hours license, and even then it was a while before the club was allowed to serve alcohol after hours.Diebold, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Trocadéro (1824)
The ''Trocadéro'' was a first-rate 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the ''Océan'' type, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané Jacques-Noël Sané (18 February 1740 – 22 August 1831) was a French shipwright. He was the creator of standardised designs for ship of the line, ships of the line and frigates fielded by the French Navy in the 1780s, which served during the Fr .... Ordered as ''Formidable'', she was commissioned in Toulon as ''Trocadéro'' in 1824. On 24 March 1836, as she was refitting in Toulon, she was accidentally set afire. The fire destroyed her.Roche p.447 Citations References * *L’incendie du Trocadéro à Toulon (1836) Nicolas Mioque *La fin du Trocadéro, vaisseau de 1er rang (1836) Nicolas Mioque {{DEFAULTSORT:Trocadero Ships of the line of the French Navy Océan-class ships of the line 1824 ships Ship fires Maritime incidents in March 1836 Ships built in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Trocadero
The Battle of Trocadero, fought on 31 August 1823, was a significant battle in France's expedition in support of the Spanish King Ferdinand VII. The French defeated the Spanish liberal forces and restored Ferdinand to absolute rule. Prelude After the downfall of Napoleon, King Ferdinand VII of Spain refused to adopt the liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812 and in 1820 faced a rebellion in favour of a constitutional monarchy, led by Rafael del Riego y Nuñez. On March 10, 1820, in the Plaza de San Juan de Dios in Cádiz, Royalist absolutist troops carried out a massacre against those of the population of Cádiz who supported the liberals and were celebrating the proclamation of the Constitution of 1812. The King was captured and detained at Cádiz, the seat of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes. Alarmed by these events, the other European powers convened in October 1822 at the Congress of Verona and authorized France to intervene in the conflict and restore the rule of Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadéro Station
Trocadéro () is a station on Line 6 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro in the 16th arrondissement. It serves and is named after the Place du Trocadéro. History The station opened on 2 October 1900 as a branch of Line 1 from Étoile to Trocadéro. On 5 November 1903, the line was extended to Passy; the line from Étoile to Trocadéro and Passy became known as Line 2 South as part of a planned ring line around central Paris to be built under or over the boulevards built in place of the demolished Wall of the Farmers-General; this circle is now operated as two lines: 2 and 6. On 14 October 1907, the line from Étoile to Trocadéro, Place d'Italie and Gare du Nord became part of line 5. On 6 October 1942 the section of line 5 from Étoile to Trocadéro and Place d'Italie was transferred to Line 6. The Line 9 platforms opened on 8 November 1922 as part of the first section of the line from Trocadéro to Exelmans. The Place de Trocadéro owes its name to the fortified position i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadero (drink)
Trocadero, also known as Troca, is an apple and orange flavoured Swedish soda containing caffeine. It was launched in Sweden in the summer of 1953 by Saturnus AB in Malmö,Trocanostalgi trocadero.nu/ref> Sweden. Trocadero has been especially popular in Norrland, the northern part of Sweden, and has therefore been called the "national beverage of Norrland".Saturnus AB, 06-30-2003, "Klassikern Trocadero fyller 50 år" Archived July 17, 2006 at Wayback Machine, 02-20-2008 The name Trocadero was introduced by Nils-Håkan Håkansson at Saturnus AB, and according to his grandson Edward Liepe, the name Trocadero comes from either Place du Trocadéro or Café du Trocadéro, both located in Paris, where it is pronounced with stress on the final o, but among Swedes drinking Trocadero the stress has generally been on e. However, the French name goes back to Isla del Trocadero in Spain, and in Spanish it is pronounced like in Swedish. History The same year Trocadero was introduced, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy are a rock and roll group from Leicester, England. They specialise in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, while also issuing original material. They have spent 209 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, and have had 10 Top Ten singles, one reaching number one. Formation The band was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two groups, Choise (Dave Bartram, Trevor Oakes, Al James, and Romeo Challenger) and the Golden Hammers (Buddy Gask, Russ Field, Rod Deas, and Malcolm Allured), the latter often known simply as The Hammers. They both played at the Fosse Way pub in Leicester, and soon discovered shared musical tastes. After playing together in jamming sessions, they joined together permanently, and Showaddywaddy were born. This led to an eight-member band, with the unusual feature of having two vocalists, two drummers, two guitarists, and two bassists. The band's first gig as professional musicians was at the Dreamland Ballroom in Margate, Kent, on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Exposition, 1900 (film Series)
''Paris Exposition, 1900'' () was a series of seventeen short French silent film, silent actuality films made in 1900 by Georges Méliès. The series was a documentary record of the 1900 Exposition Universelle (1900), Exposition Universelle in Paris. Summary Main series The following list includes the original French title and the English release title (note that English-language catalogs preceded each title with the series name and a dash, e.g. ''Paris Exposition, 1900—The Moving Sidewalk''), as well the numbers assigned to the films in Méliès's Star Film Company catalogs. Related films In addition to the ''Paris Exposition, 1900'' series proper, Méliès also sold two films, filmed on the River Seine in 1899, showing pre-opening work progressing on Exposition buildings on both sides of the river. These two films were released separately in France but were sold together as a continuous film (numbered 232–233) in English-speaking catalogs. Like the main series, these fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadero (band)
Trocadero is an experimental rock band formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1997. The band's current lineup consists of Nico Audy-Rowland, Brandon Erdos, Violet Heart, and Martha Marin. Trocadero got its name after a subway stop in Paris. The band is best known for their contribution to the soundtrack of the web-series ''Red vs. Blue''. Nico Audy-Rowland had discovered the show in 2003 and sent the creators a song, "''Blood Gulch Blues''", which would end up becoming the show's opening theme. The band's debut album, '' Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue'', was released on 1 September 2004. Their latest album, the soundtrack to Season 17 of ''Red vs. Blue'', was released in 2019. Nico Audy-Rowland was also involved in the Uggos, a collaboration with Jeff Williams that created the music for ''The Strangerhood'', another Rooster Teeth series. History 1997–2002: Formation and early years Trocadero was initially founded by Nico Audy-Rowland, Brandon Erdos, and Susan Hsia in Camb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadero (1944 Film)
''Trocadero'' is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by William Nigh and starring Rosemary Lane, and Johnny Downs, Ralph Morgan, Dick Purcell, Sheldon Leonard, Cliff Nazarro, Marjorie Manners, and Erskine Johnson. Plot summary The film is a fictional story of the creation of the Trocadero night club with the two foster children of Tony Rocadero erecting the club in their late father's memory. The film is meant to feature a variety of performers doing their act in the club, including an animated character from Dave Fleischer. Cast Soundtrack * "Trocadero" (Played over the opening titles and played by four orchestras in the finale) * Cliff Nazarro - "Roundabout Way" (Written by Sidney Clare Sidney Clare (August 15, 1892 – August 29, 1972) was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best-known songs include " On the Good Ship Lollipop" (introduced by Shirley Temple), " You're My Thrill" (recorded by Billie Holiday), and " P ... and Lew Porter) * th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadero Theatre
The Trocadero Theatre (opened as the Arch Street Opera House) is a historic theater located in Chinatown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It offered musical comedies, vaudeville, opera, and burlesque. The Trocadero Theatre was refurbished for use as an art house cinema and fine arts theatre in 1970s, and by the 1990s had become an iconic venue for rock and punk concerts. History 20th century The theater, designed by architect Edwin Forrest Durang, then modified several times, was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1973, and to the National Register of Historic Places five years later. The building was known at various time as the Arch Street Opera House (1870–1879); Park Theatre (1879); New Arch Street Opera House (1884); Continental Theatre (1889); Gaiety Theatre (1890); Casino/Palace Theatre (1892), Troc Theatre (1940); Slocum's and Sweatman's Theatre; Sweatman's Arch Street Opera House; Simmon's & Slocum's Theatre; and Simmon's Theatre. It was alread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardins Du Trocadéro
The Jardins du Trocadéro (; Gardens of the Trocadéro) is a public space in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is bounded to the northwest by the wings of the Palais de Chaillot and to the southeast by the Seine and the Pont d'Iéna at the Place de Varsovie, with the Eiffel Tower on the opposite bank of the Seine. History The entire site was formerly the garden of the original Trocadéro Palace, laid out by Adolphe Alphand for the 1878 Exposition Universelle. The present garden has an area of 93,930 m2, and was created for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937). This was the design of Parisian architect Roger-Henri Expert. During the exposition in 1937, the pavilions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were facing each other on opposite sides of the Jardins du Trocadéro. The grounds hosted the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Main sights Fontaine de Varsovie The main feature, called the Fonta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
