The Place de Trocadéro owes its name to the fortified position in Puerto Real, on the Bay of Cadiz in the south of Spain, which was captured in the Battle of Trocadero by French troops led by Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Charles X's son in 1823.

Two per stopping point, they are separated by the metro tracks located in the centre and the vault is elliptical.

The advertising frames are made of white ceramic and the name of the station is inscribed in Parisine font on enamelled plaques.

The advertisements are devoid of frames and the name of the station is written in Parisine font on enamelled plates.

The Palace of Chaillot accommodates: The Eiffel Tower and the Passy Cemetery are nearby as well as the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, which now houses many of the objects once exhibited at the Trocadéro ethnographic museum (Musée de l'Homme);