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Opera House Description
(Local Name: Opéra National de Paris) The Paris Opera House (officially the Académie Nationale de Musique et de Danse) was intended to establish a "Napoleon III style". The result was a sumptuous neo-Baroque building, grander and more elaborately decorated than any contemporary building of the kind in Europe. The winner of the architectural competition for the design of the Opera House was a previously unknown architect, Charles Garnier (1825-98), and the Opera was built to his design between 1862 and 1875. It was then the largest opera house in the world, covering an area of 11,000sq.m/13,000sq.yd, but had seating only for 2,200 people.

The facade is divided horizontally into three. The ground
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Hobbies & Activities category: Opera house or company;  Architecture - Baroque or Rococo
Address
Opéra National de Paris
Place de l'Opéra
8 rue Scribe
F-75009 Paris
France
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Tips
Opera and museum twinned ticket are higher.
Group visit book one month in advance.
Documentation in foreign languages available.
Guided tour book two month in advance.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Transit
Metro: Opéra; RER: Auber; Buses: 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 42, 52, 53, 66, 68, 81, 95.
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