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The Palais Garnier (French: [palɛ ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Palace), also known as the Opéra Garnier (French: [ɔpeʁa ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Opera), is a historic 1,979-seat [3] 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 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon ...
Ceiling for the Paris Opera: 1963 to 1964: Image online [252] Roi David sur fond rose: 1963: Image online [253] [254] War: 1964 to 1966: Kunsthaus Zürich: Image online [255] Peace Window – stained-glass window: 1964: Headquarters of the United Nations: Image online [256] La nuit enchantee: 1964: Image online [257] Souvenir d'hiver: 1965 ...
Marc Chagall [a] (born Moishe Shagal; 6 July [O.S. 24 June] 1887 – 28 March 1985 [b]) was a Russian and French artist. [c] An early modernist, he was associated with the École de Paris, as well as several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art ...
The Paris Opera (French: Opéra de Paris [ɔpeʁa də paʁi] ⓘ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra, and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the Académie Royale de Musique, but continued to be known more simply as the Opéra.
The Sources of Music and The Triumph of Music are two murals that Marc Chagall painted in 1966 for the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center in New York City.. Following a commission by the Metropolitan House for Chagall's set and costume design for Mozart's The Magic Flute for its inaugural season, [1] the murals were created for the lobby of the opera house, and are visible to the ...
During a lunch at Lasserre's, Chagall decided to paint the ceiling of the Opéra Garnier. René Lasserre created renowned dishes like the orange-flavoured duck of Challans , the André-Malraux pigeon, [ 3 ] truffle and foie gras macaroni , [ 4 ] and the Élysées-Lasserre timbale .
For nearly 50 years, the Centre Pompidou in Paris attracted millions of visitors with its incredible inside-out architecture, famous artworks and free rooftop view. Now it’ll be off-limits for ...
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