Detail of Busts

ID: 128 ~ Source: Wikimedia ~ Creator: Clément Chéné ~ Date: March 2010

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A detail of the facade shows three of the seven bronze busts of the world's greatest composers. Shown here from left to right are Beethoven, Mozart, and Spontini.

This file appears in: The Facade of Palais Garnier: The Extravagant and Theatrical Facade of Palais Garnier

The Facade of Palais Garnier
: The Extravagant and Theatrical Facade of Palais Garnier

By Mariah Workman

Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra Garnier, stands as one of the top monuments in Paris holding itself up alongside the Louvre, the Tour Eiffel and L’Arc de Triomphe. It is known as one of the…