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Chagall ceiling in Paris Opera House
TITLEChagall ceiling in Paris Opera House
ARCHITECT/BUILDERCharles Garnier; Painting by Marc Chagall
NATIONFrance
SITEOpera house
DETAILInterior ceiling of auditorium
CITYParis
STATE or REGIONIle-de-France
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONOpera house, 1861-1875; Mural installed in 1964
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEParis Opera House; Grand Opera House; Opera Garnier; Palais Garnier, Opera de Paris
TYPEMural; Opera house
STYLESee notes
OTHER TERMSMarc Chagall; Charles Garnier; Paris Opera
NOTESWhen asked by the Emperor Napoleon III's wife whether this building would be in Greek or Roman style, Garnier responded that it is in the style of Napoleon III.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERew306
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu or Eugene Webb
PHOTOGRAPHEREugene Webb
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2005
SOURCEWebb, Eugene
COPYRIGHT HOLDERWebb, Eugene
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