An Opera House for an Empire - Paris Opera

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A 2020 Arte Documentary directed Patrick Cabouat. Audio in French with English subtitles.

The elaborately beautiful Paris Opera, created by the architect Charles Garnier and named after him, is a marvel of architecture. This documentary focuses on how Garnier’s vision of a building that would bring together all the arts was realised amid the turbulent politics of 19th century France.

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