Palais Garnier  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 10:25, 22 June 2007
WikiSysop (Talk | contribs)

← Previous diff
Revision as of 10:26, 22 June 2007
WikiSysop (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Template}} {{Template}}
-The '''''Palais Garnier''''', also known as the '''''Opéra de Paris''''' or '''''Opéra Garnier''''', but more commonly as the '''''Paris Opéra''''', is a 2,200 seat [[opera house]] in [[Paris, France]]. A grand landmark designed by [[Charles Garnier (architect)|Charles Garnier]] in the [[Neo-Baroque]] style, it is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time and provides the setting for ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]''.+The '''''Palais Garnier''''', also known as the '''''Opéra de Paris''''' or '''''Opéra Garnier''''', but more commonly as the '''''Paris Opéra''''', is a 2,200 seat [[opera house]] in [[Paris, France]]. A grand landmark designed by [[Charles Garnier (architect)|Charles Garnier]] in the [[Neo-Baroque]] style, it is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time and provides the setting for ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'', a 1910 novel by [[Gaston Leroux]], adapted many times for stage and film.
== Trivia == == Trivia ==
*[[May 20]] [[1896]] - The six ton [[chandelier]] of the [[Palais Garnier]] falls on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others. *[[May 20]] [[1896]] - The six ton [[chandelier]] of the [[Palais Garnier]] falls on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others.
{{GFDL}} {{GFDL}}

Revision as of 10:26, 22 June 2007

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop


Featured:

The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de Paris or Opéra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opéra, is a 2,200 seat opera house in Paris, France. A grand landmark designed by Charles Garnier in the Neo-Baroque style, it is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time and provides the setting for The Phantom of the Opera, a 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, adapted many times for stage and film.

Trivia

  • May 20 1896 - The six ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier falls on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others.




Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Palais Garnier" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Personal tools