- The Parisian temple to opera and classical ballet, the Palais Garnier is also an architectural masterpiece of the Second Empire.
- It is now referred to by the name of its architect alone: "Opera Garnier" or "Palais Garnier".
- An architectural competition for this new opera house was won in 1861 by Charles Garnier, at the time a young and relatively unknown architect.
- As a lover of palaces and architecture, Palais Garnier had me smiling from ear to ear, that is when my mouth wasn’t hanging open in astonishment!
- You can take an official Palais Garnier tour for free on the first Sunday of each month… it is super crowded on these days naturally.
- The Palais Garnier was the setting for Gaston Leroux's famous novel Phantom of the Opera, which was inspired by real events, including a counterweight falling...
- The Palais Garnier, an architectural masterpiece inaugurated in 1875 at the request of Napoleon III, is without doubt one of the most dazzling monuments in Paris.
- When the new opera house, the Opéra Bastille, opened at the Place de la Bastille, the Palais Garnier began operating primarily for ballet.
- The pinnacle of Napoleon III architecture, the resplendent Palais Garnier opera house is opulent from every angle.
- The Palais Garnier is a monument to Second Empire high society.