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Palais Garnier - Opera National de Paris

8 rue Scribe, Place de l'Opera, 75009 Paris, France (Opéra)
01 58 05 49 42
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Ranked #5 of 566 attractions in Paris
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Type: Operas, Architectural Buildings, Theaters
Description: This performance hall hosts opera, ballet and chamber music performances.
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Montreal, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2013 NEW

We stumbled onto the Palais Garnier while walking down Boulevard de l'Opera after spending the morning walking from the Catacombes through Ile de la Cité and a chunk of touristy-Paris. This place was amazing. We showed up at 13:30-ish on a Sunday and there was no line at the side entrance, so we literally walked right in. It was free...... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2013 NEW

This is a gorgeous and extravagant building. For 9euro you can enter and walk around the three story building including reception rooms, foyers, small museum and viewing the theatre from a box in the top circle. Tip - you can skip the line to buy ticket if you use the machine to pay by credit card. Even better would be... More

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Guelph, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

Beautiful building, comfortable seats, wonderful modern ballet. Definitely worth a visit while in Paris.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

The building is gorgeous inside and I wish we could have gotten opera tickets, but they were sold out. Visiting this structure is a MUST on a visit to Paris

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

The visit was all the more interesting thanks to the stories shared by the guide. The history of the building and the man who built it is absolutely fascinating!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

The guided English tour I did here on Wednesday the 8th of May was terrific. The guide was charismatic, patient and very friendly. She also knew a great deal of information about the Garnier building. The building itself is another world and one of the hidden gems in Paris. So beautiful.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

A fantastic historic building, like most in Paris, with the famous Cafe de la Paix nearby, just wish I had the opportunity to actualy watch an opera there

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

So beautiful. Unfortunately we could not see inside the theatre as they were rehearsing. A bit disappointing in that we were not told when we bought our tickets.

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Baltimore, Maryland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

The design and decoration of this building is amazing. They do guided tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays; I highly recommend going on one. They don't mention the Phantom, though...

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

This is a truly a magnificent building. We really wished we had had the guided tour as looking around you only get a glimpse of the auditorium and no backstage.

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