What is the Opera Garnier used for?
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- What is the Opera Garnier used for?
- How much does it cost to go to the Opera Garnier?
- What is under the Opera Garnier?
- Can you get married at Opera Garnier?
- Was the Phantom of the opera real?
- What is the Phantom's lair?
- Are there really tunnels under the Paris Opera House?
- Who got married at the Palace of Versailles?
What is the Opera Garnier used for?
Opéra Palais Garnier/Fonction The company now uses the Palais Garnier mainly for ballet. The theatre has been a monument historique of France since 1923. The Palais Garnier has been called "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica."
How much does it cost to go to the Opera Garnier?
The Palais Garnier is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. but closes at 1 p.m. on days of matinee performances. Unguided admission costs 11 euros ($12.31) for adults and 7 euros ($7.83) for students and those younger than 25.
What is under the Opera Garnier?
In 1962, the builders discovered a lake underneath the site. They created a stone cistern — an artificial lake — for the water and underground tunnels, as a work around. Even today, the cistern halts the rising water, though water still needs to be pumped out.
Can you get married at Opera Garnier?
Palais Garnier, The Most Spectacular Wedding Venue in Paris Laid out around the Grand Staircase, Palais Garnier can host up to 2,100 for a cocktail wedding reception. ... It's simply a couple's dream to get married in Paris.
Was the Phantom of the opera real?
The story of Erik and Christine Daaé is fictitious. However, Mental Floss reports parts of The Phantom of the Opera are based on historical events. For example, one of the more famous scenes in Lloyd Webber's version of the story is the sequence where the chandelier falls.
What is the Phantom's lair?
The Phantom's Lair This beautiful suite is themed around the story of the Phantom of the Opera. Located in the caverns deep beneath the Paris Opera House, you enter through a secret passage, down the spiral staircase, and across the underground lake.
Are there really tunnels under the Paris Opera House?
The opera house has 2,531 doors, 7,593 keys and six miles of underground tunnels. Its complex structure and long history provide it with plenty of mysteries. As in "The Phantom of the Opera," there is an underground lake below the opera house.
Who got married at the Palace of Versailles?
Marriage of the Dauphin Louis and Marie-Antoinette 16-. In 1756, after three centuries of animosity, France and Austria became allies.
