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  2. Opéra Bastille - Wikipedia

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    The Opéra Bastille (French: [ɔpeʁa bastij] ⓘ, "Bastille Opera House") is a modern opera house in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France.Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President François Mitterrand's Grands Travaux, it became the main facility of the Paris National Opera, France's principal opera company, alongside the older Palais Garnier; most opera performances are shown at the ...

  3. Carlos Ott - Wikipedia

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    Opéra Bastille, Paris . Carlos Adolfo Ott (born October 16, 1946) is a Uruguayan-Canadian [1] [2] architect.He became famous when he won the international design competition in 1983 for the construction of the Opéra Bastille in Paris, which was inaugurated on July 14, 1989 (bicentennial of the French Revolution).

  4. Palais Garnier - Wikipedia

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    It was the primary theatre of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when a new opera house, the Opéra Bastille, opened at the Place de la Bastille. [7] The company now uses the Palais Garnier mainly for ballet. The theatre has been a monument historique of France since 1923.

  5. Grands Projets of François Mitterrand - Wikipedia

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    The Grands Projets of François Mitterrand (variants: Grands Travaux [ɡʁɑ̃ tʁavo] or Grands Projets Culturels [ɡʁɑ̃ pʁɔʒɛ kyltyʁɛl]; officially: Grandes Opérations d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme [ɡʁɑ̃dz‿ɔpeʁasjɔ̃ daʁʃitɛktyʁ e dyʁbanism]) was an architectural programme to provide modern monuments in Paris, the city of monuments, symbolising France's role in art ...

  6. File:Opéra Bastille, Paris, upper foyer.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Definition of architecture or building (under 17 U.S. Code, Sec. 101) Humanly habitable structures that are intended to be both permanent and stationary, such as houses and office buildings, and other permanent and stationary structures designed for human occupancy, including but not limited to churches, museums, gazebos, and garden pavilions.

  7. List of tourist attractions in Paris - Wikipedia

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    Paris' sights include monuments and architecture, such as its Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and neo-classic Haussmannian boulevards and buildings as well as museums, operas and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its suburban Disneyland Paris. With its many monument, the city is a symbol of French culture, and since ...

  8. Avenue de l'Opéra - Wikipedia

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    The Avenue de l'Opéra (French pronunciation: [avny də lɔpeʁa]) was created from 1864 to 1879 as part of Haussmann's renovation of Paris.It is situated in the center of the city, running northwest from the Louvre to the Palais Garnier, the primary opera house of Paris (until the opening of the Opéra Bastille in 1989).

  9. Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard - Wikipedia

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    Bastille station entrance, now demolished, on another early postcard. Three of the entrances took the form of free-standing pavilions or small stations, [5] including waiting rooms: one at Bastille and two on Avenue de Wagram at Étoile. These were in a style influenced by Japanese pagodas.