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Palais Garnier

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Palais Garnier
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“The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III. Initially referred to as le nouvel Opéra de Paris, it…”
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Atlas ObscuraAug 7

‘Phantom of the Opera’ Box in Paris, France

Box 5 at the Palais Garnier is a real-life theater box in Paris permanently dedicated to Gaston Leroux’s fictional "Phantom of the Opera." Located inside the breathtaking Palais Garnier opera house, this specific piece of seating bridges the gap between historical fact and gothic fiction. When journalist Gaston Leroux published The Phantom of the Opera in 1910, he insisted until his deathbed th…

opera house in Paris, France

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  • Palais GarnierRestaurantopera house in Paris, France
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