{"id":6978,"date":"2016-09-12T10:13:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T08:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/?p=6978"},"modified":"2017-01-17T10:49:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T09:49:06","slug":"palais-garnier-opera-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/en\/palais-garnier-opera-paris","title":{"rendered":"The wonders of Op\u00e9ra Garnier"},"content":{"rendered":"

A theatrical and architectural work of art, the Garnier Palace was built in the 19th century by Charles Garnier under the aegis of Baron Haussmann. Commissioned by Napoleon III, it was part of the major works intended to modernize the capital city. In 1861, when Charles Garnier submitted the plans for the new Opera house, the Empress Eugenie exclaimed: \u201cWhat sort of style is that? This is neither Greek, nor Louis XIV or Louis XVI!\u201d To which Charles Garnier responded: \u201cThis is Napoleon III\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Charles<\/p>\n

In order to successfully build the new Paris Opera house, Charles Garnier surrounded himself with the most skilled painters and sculptors of his time.<\/p>\n

\"stairway
Grand stairway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"architecture
Main staircase with a decorative stone finishing<\/div><\/div>
\"Opera
A remarkable work featuring marble, onyx, mosaic and gilding<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

This is how this splendid palace made of gold and marble was born: the central staircase leads the public to the upper floors, a real show in itself before the curtain rises.<\/p>\n

\"masterpiece<\/div>
\"entertainment
The ceiling of the loggia and its sparkling coloured mosaics with a gold background<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Opera
On the garden side, the Salon de la Lune; on the courtyard side, the Salon du Soleil<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Grand
The Grand Foyer, its ceiling painted by Paul Baudry, is a meeting point for spectators<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

The Grand Foyer, one of the reception areas in the Opera house, was inspired by some of the most exquisite galleries of French Renaissance castles.<\/p>\n

\"opera
Rotunda area for members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marc Chagall\u2019s superb ceiling above the stage and auditorium features famous opera and ballet productions.<\/p>\n

\"stage
“Music is the language of emotions”<\/em>, Emmanuel Kant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Art
\u201cMy head and my hands are so absorbed by the third act that it wouldn\u2019t be astonishing to see me change into a third act myself\u201d<\/em>, Mozart<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Paris<\/div>
\"show
Entrance to the spectators\u2019 boxes<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"actors<\/div><\/div>
\"Opera<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\u201cTo us, comedy is entertainment of the mind, tragedy is entertainment of the soul and opera is entertainment for the senses\u201d<\/em>
\nJean le Rond D’Alembert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marvel at this legendary building: a monument to the eclectic architectural movement where we can see the traces of the most famous painters and sculptors of the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"amp_status":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6978"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6989,"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6978\/revisions\/6989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.book-a-flat.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}