Palais Garnier

One of the best and most impressive sights of the city. The history and architecture are both stunning. I really recommend learning about the history .. Read more »of the culture and fashion of going to the opera when it was built during the Belle Époque. Such a fascinating space- the staircase is huge!

I went on the tour inside the palace. It was incredibly beautiful! Every bit of the palace has some detailed work or the other. Too bad I couldn't get.. Read more » any tickets to see any show but I've been told multiple times that they're really good.

The Palais Garnier (French: [palɛ ɡaʁnje] (listen), Garnier Palace) or Opéra Garnier (French: [ɔpeʁa ɡaʁnje] (listen), Garnier Opera), is a 1,979-seat.. Read more » opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III. Initially referred to as "le nouvel Opéra de Paris" (the new Paris Opera), it soon became known as the Palais Garnier, "in acknowledgment of its extraordinary opulence" and the architect Charles Garnier's plans and designs, which are representative of the Napoleon III style. It was the primary theatre of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when a new opera house, the Opéra Bastille, opened at the Place de la Bastille. The company now uses the Palais Garnier mainly for ballet. The theatre has been a monument historique of France since 1923. The Palais Garnier has been called "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica." This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and, especially, the novel's subsequent adaptations in films and the popular 1986 musical. Another contributing factor is that among the buildings constructed in Paris during the Second Empire, besides being the most expensive, it has been described as the only one that is "unquestionably a masterpiece of the first rank." This opinion is far from unanimous however: the 20th-century French architect Le Corbusier once described it as "a lying art" and contended that the "Garnier movement is a décor of the grave". The Palais Garnier also houses the Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera Library-Museum), which is managed by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and is included in unaccompanied tours of the Palais Garnier. Excerpt from Wikipedia

My favourite building in the city, probably one of the most beautiful. It's stunning architecture is one of the selling point of the Opera

The most beautiful Opera house in Europe. Worth visiting. We didn't have time to go inside, but my friends who work there as opera singers told us all.. Read more » the beautiful things about it. Next time we're definitely going in!

The architect of this theatre is totally amazing. You can sit in the step and see the busy road. Sometimes you can get the street performance. This gu.. Read more »y in my picture had a beautiful voice.

One of the most beautiful buildings in Paris, well worth a visit. You can either get in with a guided tour or by yourself, then access to the auditori.. Read more »um will be limited. The tour is nice and informative, but in my opinion not well structured or gives the relevant pieces of information by default. The guide, Rita Was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions.

One of the best and most impressive sights of the city. The history and architecture are both stunning. I really recommend learning about the history .. Read more »of the culture and fashion of going to the opera when it was built during the Belle Époque. Such a fascinating space- the staircase is huge!

At the moment with Covid 19 it is a good idea to book online - you are offered time slots. Masks obligatory. The architecture is amazing, curves, colu.. Read more »mns, mosaic and mirrors. There's an opulence in the outer halls that suggests that a tub of ice cream is unlikely between acts ?. You may be allowed a view of the auditorium from one of the boxes. But not N°5, a plaque marks it as that of the Phantom.