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Palais Garnier – The Belle Époque Ballet & Opera House of Paris. With its gleaming golden facade and imposing columns Palais Garnier dominates Place de l'Opera in the 9th Arrondissement. Palais Garnier tops our list of things to do when we're in Paris.
The Palais Garnier (French: [palɛ ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Palace), also known as Opéra Garnier (French: [ɔpeʁa ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Opera), is a historic 1,979-seat 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.
Jan 23, 2011 · The Paris Opera, or Palais Garnier, is the most famous auditorium in the world. With 2,200 seats, this opera house designed by Charles Garnier is admired as one of the most prominent...
Palais Garnier. The Parisian temple to opera and classical ballet, the Palais Garnier is also an architectural masterpiece of the Second Empire. What to see and do.
PALAIS GARNIER. Entrance at the corner of Scribe and Auber streets. 75009 Paris. Access to the Palais Garnier. Metro: Opéra station (lines 3, 7 and 8) RER: Auber station (line A) Bus: lines 20, 21, 27, 29, 32, 45, 52, 66, 68, 95. Car park: Q-Park Edouard VII - Rue Bruno Coquatrix 75009 Paris (in front of 23 Rue de Caumartin)
About 15 minutes away from the Tuileries Garden lies the world-famous Palais Garnier. The photos don’t do justice to this exquisite specimen of architecture.
Aug 5, 2013 · It is interesting that the Palais Garnier is the inspiration for Phantom of the Opera. The structure actually has a lake underneath it–built to control the water that naturally occurs there. And in 1896 one of chandeliers fell, killing a member of the audience. These two elements became inspiration for the gripping and haunting story.
