Originally named the Academie Nationae deusique - Theatre de l'Opera a.k.a. Theatre de l'Opera, Opera de Paris and Opera Garnier (after its architect.) Palais Garnier, yet another reference to the Paris Opera House opened in 1875 as a 2,000 seat opera house. A great reconstructoin of Paris led by Napoleon III, gave way to the land and to the competition for the design for thei building. Charles Garnier won the job and construction started in 1862. There were 171 entries for the competition. Construction lasted for 14 years.
The Paris Opera house is an ornate building which is oprulently decorated. The auditorium's central chandelier weighs over six tons. The land is swampy and there is an underground lake under the building.
Notes of interest:
-- The buliding was given electrical power in 1969
-- Gaston lerouz's famous novel The Phantom of the Opera used teh oper house and its subterranean lake for its story
-- The new motion picture Marie Atoinette (2006) uses teh Palais Garner for the scene of teh masked ball even though the buildign did not exist when Marie Antoinette lived
-- It is used in the film Anastasia where they see the ballet perform Cinderalla
The Paris Opera house is an ornate building which is oprulently decorated. The auditorium's central chandelier weighs over six tons. The land is swampy and there is an underground lake under the building.
Notes of interest:
-- The buliding was given electrical power in 1969
-- Gaston lerouz's famous novel The Phantom of the Opera used teh oper house and its subterranean lake for its story
-- The new motion picture Marie Atoinette (2006) uses teh Palais Garner for the scene of teh masked ball even though the buildign did not exist when Marie Antoinette lived
-- It is used in the film Anastasia where they see the ballet perform Cinderalla
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