The architecture and location of the Palais Garnier are intertwined with the history of France and Paris (and a famous phantom). By Sam Lubell Showcasing more than 400 performances of opera, dance ...

40 Photos of Vintage Paris. 40 Photos of Vintage Paris. ... Construction workers stand with slabs of concrete in front of the Paris Opera House as its being built.

Eyebrows were raised when Charles Garnier, an unknown 35-year-old architect, won the competition to design Paris's new opera house in 1858. His ambitious winning design was built with an ...

It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

The famous Paris opera house known as the Opera Garnier is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the building in the 1850s but would never see its completion.

PARIS — Detroit guard Rodney McGruder had never experienced anything like this. He walked into the foyer of the Paris Opera House, then stopped and looked up to stare in silence at artwork ...

PARIS (AP) — Detroit guard Rodney McGruder had never experienced anything like this. He walked into the foyer of the Paris Opera House, then stopped and looked up to stare in silence at artwork ...

The famous Paris opera house known as the Opera Garnier is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the building in the 1850s but would never see its completion.

The Paris opera house known as the Palais Garnier turns 150 this year. A Paris opera house created under French Emperor Napoleon III celebrates 150 years | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source ...