GALLERY

The Paris Opera House

The Opera House in Paris is a very famous and beautiful building. It was built in 1861. It is known as the Palais Garnier in French.
The facade of Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de Paris or Opéra Garnier
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It is the biggest Opera House in the world. It has seventeen floors. Behind and under the stage, there are stairs, passages and many rooms. There are more than 2,500 doors in the building.

The Grand Staircase
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The stage overlooking the seats, the boxes and the famous chandelier. 


The audience watch the opera from their boxes.


Close-up picture of the grand ceiling and chandelier.
Many people believe that there is a ghost in the Opera House as a lot of strange things happen inside the building. Some people say that the ghost has a body without a head, or a head without a body. Some people even claim that the ghost has a yellow face, no nose and black holes for eyes.

The Phantom of the Opera as portrayed in the 1925 classic movie

This is the true story of the Phantom of the Opera. It begins one day in 1880, in the dancers' dressing-room...
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