Paris Opéra House: Exterior

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Title	Paris Opéra House: Exterior
Alternate Title	l'Opera de Paris
View	South elevation, view of the southwest corner
Notes	cultural
Work Type	opera house
Style/Period	Neoclassical Beaux-Arts Second Empire Neobaroque
Creator Name	Garnier, Charles
Creator Nationality	French
School of Creator	Beaux-Arts
Date.Creator Birth	1825
Date.Creator Death	1889
Contributors to Project	G.E. Haussmann
Major Design Aspects	forms differentiate functions vast scale stair as event
Elements & Spatial Types	stair dome loggia paired columns caryatid
Climate Type	temperate
Country	France
City	Paris
Alternate Place Names	Place de l'Opera
Architectural Material	stone, marble
Art Medium	marble
Structural System	bearing masonry steel frame
Dates	1860-1874
Century	19th century
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision Inc.
Date Photographed	1994, 2000
Subject Information	Built in 1860 by the young architect Charles Garnier with his vision of a new opera, he designed the 'Opera Garnier' in the style of the Second Empire. It was completed in 1875 in the early days of the Third Republic. It is the largest opera theatre in the world staging enough for 450 players. * The theatre is richly decorated. The grand escalier, the pompous staircase at the entrance, leads to the grand foyer, through which one proceeds to the floridly ornamented loges of the auditorium. A grand flight of ten steps leads up to the entrance hall with seven vaulted arcades separated by groups of sculpture. On the landing, the foyer opens on to a loggia with sixteen double columns flanking the french windows topped by busts of composers. Lastly a great carved pediment surmounted by two large bronze groups allows one to see the green roof of the low dome covering the great hall and the Apollo holding up his lyre above the proscenium arch between the audience and the stage. * Interior as well as exterior, you can notice the play of white stone, marble of all colours and gilded bronze. This heightens the majesty of the proportions. The new ceiling frescoes of the Opera were conceived and painted in lively colors by Marc Chagall in 1964. Hanging in the center is an immense crystal chandelier weighing more than eight tons.' Source: http://www.paris-tourism.com/hotels/object.php?idContent=40
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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