While you can also see performances at the other Paris Opera location-the Opera Bastille-there is nothing quite like seeing a performance in this opulent venue. I really love the Palais Garnier and have attended two ballets and one opera here-our most recent visit was in June. The boutique is accessible from the outside if you don’t have a ticket to visit the inside.Interested in attending a performance-an opera, ballet, recital, or concert-at the Palais Garnier in Paris? This article will comprehensively provide advice and tips on all aspects of your visit to the Opera Garnier such as when to arrive, what to wear, and what to expect so you can make the most out of your visit to this beautiful and historic venue. Enjoy the grand marble staircase and the ballroom during the visit (the audio guide is worth the trouble). Heather’s Note: Home to the Phantom of the Opéra and scenes from the Hollywood version of the film Dangerous Liaisons.

Info and Services: Guided visits are available in English daily, and afterhours tours are also possible. For discount and last minute tickets to attend a performance, click here. Tickets: Self-guided visits are €14 for adults, €10 for students, retirees and kids under 19.

Closed January 1, May 1 and mornings during theatrical events. Opening Hours: The great staircase, the foyers, the auditorium, the museum and the temporary exhibition hall are open daily from 10am-5pm (last admission at 4:30pm). Building work lasted fifteen years from 1860 to 1875, interrupted by the Franco-Prussian war, the fall of the Empire and the 1871 Commune. The architect was the unknown 35-year-old Charles Garnier, who gave the opera house its name, Palais Garnier.

It was built under Napoleon III as part of the Parisian reconstruction project carried out by Baron Haussmann during the Second Empire. The Palais Garnier is one of the most beautiful monuments in Paris.

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