The Grand Foyer in Palais Garnier, Paris


The Palais Garnier is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera.  The Palais Garnier is "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris. was designed as part of the great reconstruction of Paris during the Second Empire initiated by Emperor Napoleon III, who chose Baron Haussmann to supervise the reconstruction. The selection of the architect was the subject of an architectural design competition in 1861, a competition which was won by the architect Charles Garnier.

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