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Palais Garnier

ADDRESS 1, place de l'Opéra
Paris 75009
TELEPHONE + 33 (1) 72 29 35 35
WEBSITE www.operadeparis.fr

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The Palais Garnier is the thirteenth theatre to house the Paris Opera since it was founded by Louis XIV in 1669. It was built on the orders of Napoleon III as part of the great Parisian reconstruction project carried out by Baron Haussmann. The project for an opera house was put out to competition and was won by Charles Garnier, an unknown 35-year-old architect. Building work, which lasted fifteen years, from 1860 to 1875, was interrupted by numerous incidents, including the 1870 war, the fall of the Empire and the Commune. The Palais Garnier was inaugurated on 15 January 1875.

In the year 2000 the main façade of the Opera was completely renovated, thus revealing its original rich colours and golden statue-work.

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