Palais Garnier, A Palace of Art and Elegance Unveiled

8 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France

Heavy historical feeling matched with gilded sculptures

4.5

Introduction

The Garnier Opera House is located at the intersection of Paris and was redesigned by Napoleon III and Haussmann, and eventually adopted the design proposal of the young architect Garnier. When Queen Eugenie saw this design, she was surprised to find that it did not resemble Romanesque, Classical, Louis XIV, or Louis XV styles. It turned out to be designed by her husband! The opera house symbolizes the love between Napoleon III and Eugenie, and the letters N and E at the top represent this. The opera house used to be a popular place for upper-class society to date. Wealthy young people would meet at the statue of the nude goddess in front of the opera house and then go to nearby rue de la Paix and Place Vendôme to buy engagement rings. This custom has evolved into the tradition of "giving diamond engagement rings". Nowadays, most performances have been relocated to the Bastille Opera House. The Garnier Opera House is open to visitors during the day and offers ballet and opera performances. Next to the opera house is Rue de la Banque, where there are now many restaurants with good quality and low prices. Behind it are the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, making it the busiest place in Paris.

Address

8 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France

Opening hours

Visiting hours are from 10:00-16:30 every day, except from July 17th to September 11th when the hours are extended to 10:00-17:30. On days with performances, entry is stopped 30 minutes before the start of the performance. The attraction is closed on January 1st, May 1st, and some special parade days.

Phone +33 1 71 25 24 23

Website https://www.operadeparis.fr/en