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Paris Opera House Gallery

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The facade in six lights, the Grand Staircase from three angles, the Grand Foyer along its whole fifty-four metres, Chagall's ceiling, the red seats of the auditorium and a bare stage between productions. Every photograph here comes from the operators' own listings for the departures Paris Opera House Tours compares.

The Paris Opera House lit against a dark sky from the Place de l'Opéra
The Paris Opera House lit against a dark sky from the Place de l'Opéra
The Palais Garnier at first light, before the Place de l'Opéra fills up
The Palais Garnier at first light, before the Place de l'Opéra fills up
The Palais Garnier facade in full sun from the Place de l'Opéra
The Palais Garnier facade in full sun from the Place de l'Opéra
The Paris Opera House seen across the traffic of the Place de l'Opéra
The Paris Opera House seen across the traffic of the Place de l'Opéra
The Académie Nationale de Musique lettering carved across the facade
The Académie Nationale de Musique lettering carved across the facade
Gilded bronze figures and the green copper dome above the facade
Gilded bronze figures and the green copper dome above the facade
The Palais Garnier from the corner, with Haussmann's boulevards behind it
The Palais Garnier from the corner, with Haussmann's boulevards behind it
The green dome of the Palais Garnier seen out over the Paris rooftops
The green dome of the Palais Garnier seen out over the Paris rooftops
The Grand Staircase of the Palais Garnier in white and coloured marble
The Grand Staircase of the Palais Garnier in white and coloured marble
The double flight of the Grand Staircase under its bronze torchères
The double flight of the Grand Staircase under its bronze torchères
The Grand Staircase seen from the landing at the top of the first flight
The Grand Staircase seen from the landing at the top of the first flight
Chandeliers hung down the whole length of the Grand Foyer
Chandeliers hung down the whole length of the Grand Foyer
Gilded columns and a painted ceiling along the Grand Foyer
Gilded columns and a painted ceiling along the Grand Foyer
The Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier, gilded end to end
The Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier, gilded end to end
A single visitor crossing the Grand Foyer beneath its chandeliers
A single visitor crossing the Grand Foyer beneath its chandeliers
Chandeliers hanging beneath the painted ceiling of the Grand Foyer
Chandeliers hanging beneath the painted ceiling of the Grand Foyer
Painted panels and gold moulding across the Grand Foyer ceiling
Painted panels and gold moulding across the Grand Foyer ceiling
Painted figures and gilded ribs on a ceiling inside the Palais Garnier
Painted figures and gilded ribs on a ceiling inside the Palais Garnier
A gilded vault and its chandeliers in the public rooms of the opera house
A gilded vault and its chandeliers in the public rooms of the opera house
Marc Chagall's 1964 ceiling wrapped around the auditorium chandelier
Marc Chagall's 1964 ceiling wrapped around the auditorium chandelier
The painted ceiling Marc Chagall made for the auditorium in 1964
The painted ceiling Marc Chagall made for the auditorium in 1964
The chandelier and Chagall's ceiling seen from a box at the side
The chandelier and Chagall's ceiling seen from a box at the side
The red velvet seats of the horseshoe auditorium, empty between performances
The red velvet seats of the horseshoe auditorium, empty between performances
A bare stage inside the auditorium, seen from the stalls
A bare stage inside the auditorium, seen from the stalls
A domed salon in the public rooms with its round red banquette
A domed salon in the public rooms with its round red banquette
The stained-glass dome of the Galeries Lafayette, a short walk from the opera house
The stained-glass dome of the Galeries Lafayette, a short walk from the opera house

What you are looking at

Almost all of it sits inside one building on the Place de l'Opéra, and the rooms come in a fixed order. The rooms page names each one and says what to look for in it, and the map page shows where the visitors' door is against the front steps in the photographs.