The boys and I were amazed by the size and scope of the Paris Opera House. Designed by Charles Garnier for Napoleon III it took 13 years to complete and opened in 1875. The Grand Staircase is awe inspiring on it's own with it's many colors of marble. (Dinon particularly liked the metal sculpted lizard climbing up the stair railing!) The Grand Foyer is covered in amazing mosaics and gilded chandeliers and the auditorium is many tiers of red velvet with a "newly renovated" (1964) ceiling painted by Marc Chagall!! The boys learned the meaning of opulence with this visit!
--Gabi
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