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L’Opera Garnier. Meghan Waltman. Charles Garnier. There was a competition to design the Opera House, Charles Garnier won. He was a 35 year old unknown architect. Said to be the most important symbol of the 19 th century Second Empire Baroque style. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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L’OPERA GARNIERMeghan Waltman
CHARLES GARNIER There was a competition to design the Opera House, Charles
Garnier won. He was a 35 year old unknown architect. Said to be the most important symbol of the 19th century Second
Empire Baroque style. Construction began in 1862 and completed in 1875
USES When it first opened, it was used for operas. Since the construction of the Opera Nationale
de Paris Bastille, most performances are ballets.
LOCATION The Opera Garnier is located on La Rive Droit, Place de
L’Opera, Opera Quarter, Arrondissiment 9. To get there you take metro line 3, 7, 8, to Opera Station.
WHY IT WAS BUILT Designed to show the extravagant Second Empire Baroque
style that Parisians were so proud of at the time. During building the Theatre de L’Academie Royale de
Musique burned down in 1873. The Opera Garnier is said to be it’s successor.
It was designed for Emperor Napoleon III.
SIGNIGICANCE It is a very important monument, showing the lavish
decoration that France is known for. The architecture on the interior of the building is said
to be in some ways even more extravagant than Versailles.
It was also the setting for “Phantom of the Opera”, giving it even more history and significance.
INTERESTING FACTS A mysterious underground lake was found while it was
being built. It is still there under the buildings floor. It was the setting for Gaston Leroux’s “Phantom of the
Opera” In 1896 one of the counter weights holding up the six
ton chandelier fell, killing a person.
NAMES Though it was originally named L’Opera
Garnier it was officially renamed Palais Opera in 1989.
Another name it goes by is Opera National de Paris
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