Palais Garnier

Quartier de la Chaussée-d'Antin, France

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: 10:00-17:00
Wheelchair access: Accessible

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The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in Paris's 9th arrondissement, built between 1861 and 1875 under Emperor Napoleon III. Designed by architect Charles Garnier, the building exemplifies the eclectic Beaux-Arts and Second Empire styles, its opulent character earning it immediate recognition as the Palais Garnier rather than the initially proposed "nouvel Opéra de Paris." Constructed from Euville stone, cast iron, and marble, it served as the primary theatre for the Paris Opera and its ballet company until 1989, when operations shifted to the Opéra Bastille; the company now uses the Palais Garnier chiefly for ballet performances. The building has been classified as a French historical monument since 1923 and houses the Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris, accessible to visitors. Its cultural prominence has been amplified by its association with Gaston Leroux's *The Phantom of the Opera* and subsequent theatrical and film adaptations.