[Exterior of Paris Opera House] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Exterior of Paris Opera House], [betweeen 1890 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2a/2ad698dbb3e0-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of [Exterior of Paris Opera House] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Exterior of Paris Opera House]
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The building is the Palais Garnier, Paris's grand opera house at the head of the Avenue de l'Opéra. Charles Garnier's design, chosen in a competition and opened in 1875, was a showpiece of the Second Empire, its facade crowded with sculpture and its interiors lavish. Between 1890 and 1920, when this photograph was likely taken, the opera house stood at the center of Parisian social life, and the surrounding boulevards bustled with carriages, streetcars and theatergoers. The print offers a useful view of how the city's public life and architecture looked in that era.
| Created / published | [betweeen 1890 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1920. |
| Subjects | Opera houses--France--Paris--1890-1920. City & town life--France--Paris--1890-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,278 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183046 |
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