
The Opéra Garnier—also known as the Palais Garnier—is a national theater dedicated to music, choreography, and lyric poetry, and stands as a major cultural cornerstone of Paris's 9th arrondissement and the capital itself. Situated at place de l'Opéra, commanding the northern terminus of avenue de l'Opéra where numerous thoroughfares converge, this building epitomizes the eclecticism and historicism that defined late-nineteenth-century French architecture. Designed by architect Charles Garnier following a prestigious competition, its construction...
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