Paris Opéra House (Palais Garnier)
Garnier believed in incorporating the theme of music and the arts into his design. As can be seen, the exterior of the Palais Garnier features bronze busts of famous composers including Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Haydn. A gilded Apollo (God of music, poetry, and art) can also be seen at the apex of the Palais, looking down over those in the Place de l’Opéra.
Charles Garnier & the Palais Garnier: A competition to create one of Paris' most iconic opera houses with obstacles including war, a ravaging fire, and a designer's dream to fulfill the extravagant wishes of the rich while doing so in an extremely short period of time. This is Charles Garnier's life and his ultimate masterpiece — The Palais Garnier.
Paris in the 1800s was a time of grand historical figures, disputes of religion, the call of revolution, and, of course, extravagant architecture. As many Parisians believed during this time, “there…