Palais Garnier
Auditorium, Palais Garnier
The auditorium has a traditional Italian horseshoe shape and can seat 1,979. The stage is the largest in Europe and…
Grand foyer, Palais Garnier
The Grand foyer hall, 18 metres (59 ft) high, 154 metres (505 ft) long and 13 metres (43 ft) wide,…
Backstage, Palais Garnier
Behind the scenes of the Palais Garnier: a guided tour as part of the project "Let's go to the Opera!".…
Glacier Rotunda, Palais Garnier
At the end of a long gallery is the rotunda of the glacier, a cool and luminous rotunda adorned with…
Library-museum of the Opera, Palais Garnier
The Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris is a library and museum of the Paris Opera and is located in…
Rehearsal rooms, Palais Garnier
For the choreography, there are seven rooms in addition to the foyer of the dance: the Zambelli studio is installed…
Costume cloakroom, Palais Garnier
On the 6th floor of the Opera Garnier, in the midst of fabrics, pearls and flowers, the sewing workshop makes…
Large vestibule, Reception and Grand staircase, Palais Garnier
The interior consists of interweaving corridors, stairwells, alcoves and landings, allowing the movement of large numbers of people and space…
Facades, sculptures and outdoor settings, Palais Garnier
The opera was constructed in what Charles Garnier (1825-1898) is said to have told the Empress Eugenie was "Napoleon III"…
Roofs and domes, Palais Garnier
The large central dome is covered with copper, which, once oxidized, takes on a greenish color. In the past, the…
Palais Garnier, Paris, France
The Palais Garnier Opera, is a 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris,…