Palais Garnier, Paris

E16120

historic monument opera house theatre building

Palais Garnier in Paris is a grand 19th-century opera house renowned for its opulent architecture, lavish interiors, and central role in the city’s cultural life.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Palais Garnier	53	10
Opéra Garnier	0	2
Paris Opera	0	2
Ceiling of the Opéra Garnier	0	1
La Danse (Opéra Garnier façade)	0	1
La Danse (Palais Garnier)	0	1
La Danse (front of the Opéra)	0	1
Palais Garnier opera house	0	1
Paris Opéra	0	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic monument → opera house → theatre building →
architect	Charles Garnier →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts → Eclecticism in architecture → Second Empire → surface form: Second Empire architecture
builtFor	Palais Garnier, Paris self-linksurface differs → surface form: Paris Opera
ceilingPainter	Marc Chagall →
commissionedBy	Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte → surface form: Napoleon III
constructionStartDate	1861 →
country	France →
façadeSculptor	François Jouffroy → Gustave Crauck → Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux → Jean-Joseph Perraud →
floorArea	about 11,000 square metres →
formerName	Académie royale de musique → surface form: Opéra de Paris Salle des Capucines →
hasDome	copper-covered dome →
hasDomeDecoration	Apollo Musagetes → surface form: Apollo, Poetry and Music group
hasFeature	foyer de la danse → gilded decorations → grand foyer → grand staircase → horseshoe-shaped auditorium → large chandelier → library-museum of the Opera → marble columns → painted ceiling →
hasUndergroundFeature	subterranean lake →
height	about 56 metres →
heritageDesignation	Monument historique (France) → surface form: Monument historique
heritageDesignationDate	1923 →
inaugurationDate	1875 →
inspiredWork	The Phantom of the Opera →
length	about 173 metres →
locatedIn	9th arrondissement of Paris → Paris →
locatedOn	Place de l’Opéra →
managedBy	Paris Opera Ballet → surface form: Opéra national de Paris
mentionedIn	The Phantom of the Opera → surface form: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
namedAfter	Charles Garnier →
openingDate	5 January 1875 →
operator	Paris Opera Ballet → surface form: Opéra national de Paris
ownedBy	Government of France → surface form: French state
partOf	cultural heritage of Paris →
primaryUse	ballet performances →
roofSculptor	Aimé Millet →
seatingCapacity	about 1,900 →
secondaryUse	opera performances →
touristAttraction	major Paris landmark →
width	about 125 metres →

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Place de l’Opéra → adjacentTo → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Edgar Degas → associatedWith → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Paris Opéra

Paris Opera Ballet → associatedWithVenue → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Palais Garnier, Paris → builtFor → Palais Garnier, Paris self-linksurface differs →

subject surface form: Palais Garnier

this entity surface form: Paris Opera

9th arrondissement of Paris → contains → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Opéra Garnier

9th arrondissement of Paris → contains → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Right Bank of the Seine → contains → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Hanoi Opera House → inspiredBy → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro → inspiredBy → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Place de l’Opéra → namedAfter → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier opera house

Beaux-Arts → notableExample → Palais Garnier, Paris →

9th arrondissement of Paris → notableFor → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Opéra Garnier

Charles Garnier → notableWork → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux → notableWork → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: La Danse (Palais Garnier)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux → notableWork → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: La Danse (Opéra Garnier façade)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux → notableWork → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: La Danse (front of the Opéra)

Marc Chagall → notableWork → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Ceiling of the Opéra Garnier

Malena Ernman → performedAt → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Paris Opera

Symphony in C → premiereTheatre → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

The Phantom of the Opera → settingLocation → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier

Académie royale de musique → significantBuilding → Palais Garnier, Paris →

this entity surface form: Palais Garnier