Men and women, young and old alike had a role to play as actors of the public space, and the Palais Garnier was designed as such. This was very much intentional as the opera was the place to see and be seen (and I’m not talking about the actual show). While its scrumptious exterior is enough to make anyone passing by stop in their tracks, its interior rivals even that of Versailles. Named after its architect Charles Garnier, Paris’ jewel box of an opera house sits proudly atop Avenue de l’Opera in the 9 th arrondissement, anchoring the bustling boulevard like a temple to the arts. Considering the average lifespan of a theatre in the 19 th century was 13 years because of the likelihood of a fire, it’s amazing that the Palais Garnier is still standing 150 years later.
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