The Textbook of Architecture

The Cabinet of Models

The Paris Opéra

After Charles Garnier’s opera house (1861–75): a loggia of paired columns over an arcade, gilded groups on the attic, the green dome of the auditorium and the tall stage house crowned by Apollo. Together they make the Beaux-Arts marche visible from outside.

The Paris Opéra Open in Models ↗

Illustrates: Beaux-Arts