Teatro Massimo
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The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II. It is the biggest in Italy, and one
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Bust of Giuseppe Verdi outside of the Teatro Massimo
Interior view of the Teatro Massimo
Palais Garnier
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The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to
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…at the time of its inauguration, it was - with its area of 7,730 square metres (83,200 sq ft) - the third largest opera house in Europe after the Palais Garnier in Paris, and the K. K. Hof-Opernhaus in Vienna), renowned for its perfect acoustics. An international competition for the creation of the opera house…
View of the principal façade of the Palais Garnier from the Place de l'Opéra
Plan at the auditorium ceiling level
Façade of the Palais Garnier with labels indicating the locations of various sculptures
Gumery's L'Harmonie (1869), atop the left avant-corps of the façade, is 7.5 metres (25 ft) of gilt copper electrotype