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L’Opera Garnier

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.

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L’Opera Garnier

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  1. L’Opera Garnier Meghan Waltman

  2. 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

  3. Uses • When it first opened, it was used for operas. • Since the construction of the Opera Nationale de Paris Bastille, most performances are ballets.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Names • Though it was originally named L’OperaGarnier it was officially renamed Palais Opera in 1989. • Another name it goes by is Opera National de Paris

  9. Bibliography • "PopularTravel Destinations in paris." MojoTravel. (2011): 1. Print. <http://mojotravel.wordpress.com/tag/opera-garnier/>. • "Opera Garnier." Go There Guide. (2011): 1. Web. 10 May. 2012. <http://www.gothereguide.com/opera garnierparis-place/>. • , and Alfred Ziethen. L'operaGarnier. 2010. Photograph. n.p. • andreas, praefcke. "Theatre de L'Opera." Paris. (2010): n. page. Print. <http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/france/f_paris_opera.htm>.

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