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The Musée d'Orsay: Where a casual visit can turn into the encounter of a lifetime.
Originally built as a train station, the Musée d’Orsay is now home to some of the most famous artwork in the entire world. Among the numerous sculptures and paintings, one can come to examine works by…
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…