Page 111 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - France

An audience enjoying
a performance at the
Opéra National de
Paris Garnier, and star EAT &
ballerina Aurélie
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Dupont (inset)

bronze, and styles, ranging Pascade
from Classical to Baroque Discover innovative
with a number of columns, crêpes, stuffed with
friezes and sculptures on
6 " ' the exterior. gourmet fillings.
Opéra National de Inside, the opera house is  F2 ⌂ 14 rue Daunou
Paris Garnier famous for its Grand Staircase 75002 ¢ Sun & Mon
made of white Carrara marble, ∑ pascade.fr
 F1–2 ⌂ Place de l’Opéra ¡¡¡
75009 q Opéra # 10am– topped by a huge chandelier
5pm daily ¢ 1 Jan, 1 May & (weighing 8 tonnes and bearing
special events ∑ operade 340 lights), and the Grand Chartier
Foyer, its domed ceiling
paris.fr A budget-friendly
covered in mosaics. The five- favourite for tasty
Sometimes compared to a tiered, horseshoe-shaped French classics.
giant wedding cake, this lavish auditorium is adorned in red G2 ⌂ 7 rue du
building was designed by velvet, gold leaf and plaster Faubourg Montmartre
Charles Garnier for Napoleon cherubs, with a false ceiling 75009 ∑ bouillon
III in 1862. The Prussian War painted by pioneering artist chartier.com
and the 1871 uprising delayed Marc Chagall in 1964. It is ¡¡¡
the opening until 1875. Its primarily used for dance, but
unique appearance is down shares operatic pro ductions
to a mixture of materials, with the Opéra National de Harry’s New York Bar
including stone, marble and Paris Bastille. Birthplace of the Bloody
Mary, it’s tradition to
make a stop here.
Inside, the opera house is famous for its  F2 ⌂ 5 rue Daunou
Grand Staircase made of white Carrara marble, 75002 ∑ harrysbar.fr
topped by a huge chandelier, and the Grand
Foyer, its domed ceiling covered in mosaics.

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