Palais Garnier

The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opera in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III. Initially referred to as "le nouvel Opera de Paris" (the new Paris Opera), it soon became known as the Palais Garnier. [Wikipedia].