Paris Opera - details and images

Opera has 11,000 square meters and a stage where artists can fit 450. The audience has half the total space with 2200 seats.

Legend has it that the Empress Eugenia asked to design Garnier Roman or Greek-style building but Garnier said, "It's Napoleon III style Madame!".
The interior is decorated with velvet, gold leaf, nymphs and angels.

Palais Garnier - Opéra National de Paris
1, Place de l'Opéra, 75009 Tel: January 1940 52 January 1980
Metro: Opéra
RER: Auber
Bus: 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 31, 39, 42, 52, 53, 66, 68, 81



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