Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier
The Grand Foyer is one of the many extravagant features of the Palais Garnier. The design was obviously inspired by Garnier’s passion for excessive decoration and mythological imagery.
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…