Welcome To The Opera - 1

This is an image of the entrance to the Opera Garnier in Paris, France. This is where the original story of The Phantom Of The Opera took place back... more

by Hany J

Title

Welcome To The Opera - 1

Artist

Hany J

Medium

Photograph - Original Photo

Description

This is an image of the entrance to the Opera Garnier in Paris, France. This is where the original story of The Phantom Of The Opera took place back in 1909/1910 when it was first published and conceived. As you walk in you are greeted with this magnificent view of the grand staircase.

The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was called the Salle des Capucines, because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Op� Garnier, and historically was known as the Op� de Paris or simply the Op�. It was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Op� Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille. The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet.

The Palais Garnier has been called probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris, like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacr�oeur Basilica. This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and, especially, the novel's subsequent adaptations in films and Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular 1986 musical. Another contributing factor is that among the buildings constructed in Paris during the Second Empire, besides being the most expensive, it has been described as the only one that is "unquestionably a masterpiece of the first rank." This opinion is far from unanimous however. The 20th-century French architect Le Corbusier once described it as "a lying art".

The Palais Garnier also houses the Paris Opera Library-Museum.

All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.

All images are Copyright © 2016 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2016 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.

Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com

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February 10th, 2017