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Opéra Garnier, Paris – France

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A masterpiece of nineteenth-century theater architecture, the Palais Garnier (or Opéra Garnier), built by Charles Garnier and inaugurated in 1875, is a masterpiece of nineteenth-century theater architecture. Its construction was decided by Napoleon III as part of the major renovation works of the capital carried out under his order by the Baron Haussmann.                                                                                              (parisinfo)

Photo: Peter Rivera / upload.wikimedia.org

Opera Garnier full frontal architecture,  May 2009

photo: public domain in the United States (copyright tag )

The Opera House, Paris,1890-1900

Photo: Benh REMPLACE SONG / commons.wikimedia.org

Opera Garnier Grand Staircase

Photo: United States public domain (copyright tag )

by Detaille,  Collections of the Château of Versailles (cropped)

Inauguration of the Paris Opera in 1875

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The ceiling of its room is a monumental canvas of 220 m² signed Marc Chagall (1887-1985), unveiled in 1964. 

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Opéra Garnier, Chagall, Chandelier

Photo: Scarletgreen from Japan / commons.wikimedia.org

Scène de l’opéra Garnier

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The palate has an area of 11,000 m2 useful, the largest in the world until 1970, 172 m long, 101 m wide and 79 m elevation. It has 1,156 seats                (wikipedia).
The Garnier Theater presents lyrical and choreographic performances.

Photo: Eric Pouhier, Niabot / Commons.wikimedia.org

Paris, Palais Garnier’s large living room 3

Photo: David Monniaux / commons.wikimedia.org

Music on top of Opera Garnier

Photo:Jean-Pierre Dalbéra / flickr.com

The big focus

Photo: Scarletgreen from Japan / fr.wikipedia.org

Vestibule of the Opera Garnier

Photo author: Philippe Alès . Source: fr.wikipedia.org

Library of the Opera Garnier

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Title photo; Author: Chris Chabot. Source: flickr.com

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