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- The Palais Garnier offers a safe access to persons with reduced mobility, in wheelchair or with visual disabilities (except places for temporary exhibitions).
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The Palais Garnier and Bastille Opera are accessible to anyone with access needs. Specific and dedicated seats are available, subject to reservation with the Accessibility Department (+331 40 01 18 50 from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm, or by email: accessibilite@operadeparis.fr)
Accessibility. I was able to explore the Palais Garnier easily in my wheelchair. The main entrance has a ramp and is located at the back of the building near the Charles Garnier statue. After going through the security check a staff member helped me to get a ticket. They’re free for people with disability.
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- A visit to the Opéra Garnier is accessible via lifts. - You will be accompanied on arrival to take the Aga Khan lift to visit the Palais Garnier. - The hall is visible from two wheelchair-accessible dressing rooms (passage width from the entrance to the dressing rooms: 82cm).
The Opera Garnier Paris is wheelchair accessible and has a ramp at the main entrance. Specific seats are set aside for the differently abled individuals in wheelchairs. The boxes at the opera house have been refurbished to make them better for disabled spectators.
The Palais Garnier ( French: [palɛ ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Palace), also known as Opéra Garnier ( French: [ɔpeʁa ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Opera), is a historic 1,979-seat [3] opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III. [4]
