Palais Garnier
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Description
Adjacent to the shopping pantheons, Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, the opera designed by Charles Garnier in 1875 is an architectural feat open to the public.
A lavish setting
Under an opulent, 30-meters-high vault, the spectacular double staircase leads to the Grand Foyer, and to the different floors in the auditorium. As you enter the horseshoe-shaped theatre, prepare to be stunned by the beauty before you. The colossal auditorium is decorated in velvet and gilding, with a bronze and crystal chandelier outfitted with 340 lights, weighing nearly 8 tons, hanging above it all. Glance up, and you will find yourself utterly spellbound by the ceiling painted by Marc Chagall.
Barring show times, which can include classic or contemporary performances, you may also visit the museum-library, the Orchestra Gallery, the Grand Vestibule and most notably, the Grand Foyer. Inspired by the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, it has a breathtaking view from the Place de l’Opéra all the way to the Louvre. Guided visits and audioguides in several languages are also available.
Opéra Garnier and the Impressionists
One of the oldest and most prestigious classic dance companies in the world, the historic Opéra Garnier dance school still trains future ballet stars. It also inspired several works of art by the Impressionist painter Edgar Degas, a regular at the Opéra, whose famous painting “*The Dance Class*”, and the sculpture “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” are both exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay.
Community facilities
Access and contact
Métro : Opéra (Lines 3, 7 and 8) Chaussée d'Antin - La Fayette (Line 7 and 9)
RER A - Auber
Bus : lines 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 42, 52, 53, 66, 68, 81, 95
Days and opening hours
All year round, daily between 10 am and 5 pm. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th. The Palais Garnier is open every day from 10am to 5pm (tickets sold until 4pm), except for daytime performances and exceptional closures. The last entrance is 45 minutes before closing time.
Prices
- Full price: 15 € Reduced price: 10 €.
Free entry for children < 12 years, Job-seeker, disabled people and accompanying persons.
Tour
Spoken languages
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
Documentation languages (home)
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
- Dutch
- Russian
- Chinese
- Portuguese
- Japanese
- Korean
Single mean time tour
90 minsAccessibility
See on accessible.net- General
- Physical disability
- Deaf / Hard of Hearing
- Visual impairment
- Mental / Cognitive
- Family
- Senior
Access
Pratical informations
- access to the establishment: graspable outside call button
- floor-level pathways
- pathways that change levels are offset by a sloping surface
- reserved and adapted parking space located close to the entrance of the site
- parking spaces laid out and connected to the road or building by an accessible pathway
- reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
- free admission for one accompanying person
- free admission on presentation of proof of entitlement
- the accessible entrance is the main entrance
- the accessible entrance is the secondary entrance (indicated)
- staff informed or trained
- specific tariff policy
- manual entrance door
- accessible information plates
- all documentation graspable
- performance room with a reserved space
- accessible cloakroom
- multimedia content access system
- spaces equipped with reserved spaces and adapted to people in wheelchairs
- floor-level establishment
- wheelchair loan
- seated area available
- seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
- présence d’un lave main dans les sanitaires adaptés
- accessible communal toilets
- toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the right
- toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the left
- Communal staircase adapted for secure movement
- adapted elevator
- elevator
- visual intercom
- adapted access control to the car park
- acceo: instant speech transcription and visio-interpretation in French sign language (LSF)
- reception/information desk equipped with a hearing assistance system with a magnetic loop
- reservation/contact via SMS and/or email
- reservation possible by webcam
- staff trained in French sign language (LSF)
- uniform signage to help people find their way around
- text/image signage
- performance or tour assistance aids
- visual alarm with flashing light in isolated spaces
- intercom equipped with a hearing assistance system with a magnetic loop
- audiovisuals are in French sign language (LSF)
- subtitled audiovisuals
- visioguide with overlay in French sign language (LSF)
- subtitled visioguide
- adapted elevator
- audioguides equipped with a volume control device
- audioguides equipped with induction loops
- independent visit possible
- guided tour in French sign language (LSF)
- guided tour in international sign language (ISL)
- guided tours with lip reading
- guided tours with an amplifying device
- guided tours with a magnetic loop device
- the dangers identified have been addressed
- brochures/documentations classified by topic
- simplified adapted documentation (illustration through images, photos, drawings)
- adapted signage
- adapted activities
- educational workshops
- adapted room cards
- specific tours
- floor-level pathways
- adapted opening hours (morning performances)
- children's programme
- childcare service
- family tariffs/free admission for children
- secure and closed establishment
- large lockers or left luggage lockers for pushchairs
- possibility to leave pushchairs at the cloakroom
- floor-level establishment
- baby carrier loan
- pushchair loan
- toilet facilities suitable for children (toilet seat and washbasin height)
- changing table
- children's/family applications for the tour
- audioguides with a children's circuit
- children's visit booklets/games
- pushchairs accepted for the tour
- visioguides with a children's circuit
- floor-level pathways
- Pathways that change levels are offset by a sloping surface
- pets accepted on site and during guided tours
- reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
- reception/information desk equipped with a sound amplification system
- free admission for persons aged over 60
- Offer adapted to seniors
- cloakroom
- documentation in enlarged characters
- floor-level establishment
- wheelchair loan
- magnifying glass loan
- cane wheelchair loan
- seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
- horizontal support rail
- diagonal support rail to enable the seated person to raise themselves up easily
- communal staircase adapted for secure movement
- private staircase adapted for secure movement
- stairs compensated for by a lift or an elevator
- audioguides equipped with a volume control device
- audioguides equipped with induction loops
- Legible information plates
- Specific accessible information plates (large characters)
- Copyright image:
- Jean-Baptiste Gurliat/Ville de Paris