Paris Opera (Palais Garnier) entrance facade, view from south
The Palais is located in the ninth arrondissement in the center of the Place de l’Opéra. Hundreds of thousands of tourists and citizens visit the Palais Garnier each year to admire its grandness.
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…