Paris Opera House is an architectural masterpiece and an absolute must-see. The windows of the Grand Foyer, overlooking the avenue are every bit as good as the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Under the Palais Garnier dome, among the gilding and red velvet, the monumental fresco by Marc Chagall is striking and unusual in its modernity. As always, the Opera house today is itself an artwork and a true architectural gem, with its imperial crown dome fancy theater curtain through which one can glide to reach the grand staircase. A symbol of Paris, it is the only active theatre in the world to be both a place of art as well as a magnificent building bursting with history. So while we hope that you do see a ballet in Paris and sit beneath the Opera Garnier’s Chagall ceiling, we highly recommend that you find time to visit this magnificent and enthralling building.Dive into the fascinating world of the Opéra Garnier or Palais Garnier, which was designed by Napoleon III, and built by Charles Garnier, a young architect with little experience who became known internationally by Gaston Leroux and his Phantom of the Opera. We did one for a multi-generational family this week and it was a huge hit. However, we also love our standard private opera house tour which we like to combine with a Louvre visit. Restored over a period of 15 years, the Opera House now offers after-hour visits for two to thirty people that allows you to sit next to the orchestra pit, see ballet rehearsal rooms, set designs and more.
There’s a lot to admire: 150 different types of marble, a leitmotif of the lyre in pig iron, brass, and mosaic gold-leaf covered sculptures on the copper roof, a grand foyer that rivals the Hall of Mirrors a gourmet restaurant an art museum dedicated to the history of ballet and opera…the list is endless.
Paris-One of our favorite exclusive tours is a private behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s most beautiful opera house and the only one named after its creator Charles Garnier.
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