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The Palais Garnier ( French ) is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines, because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Opéra Garnier (French ) and historically was known as the Opéra de Paris or simply the Opéra,〔Beauvert 1996, pp. 102–109 (capacity, theatre names); Hanser 2006, pp. 172 (dates of construction).〕 as it was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille.〔Ayers 2004, p. 188.〕 The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet. The Palais Garnier is "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica."〔Hanser 2006, pp. 172–179.〕 This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' and, especially, the novel's subsequent adaptations in films and Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular 1986 musical.〔 Another contributing factor is that among the buildings constructed in Paris during the Second Empire, besides being the most expensive,〔Simeone 2000, p. 177.〕 it has been described as the only one that is "unquestionably a masterpiece of the first rank."〔Watkin 1996, pp. 391–392.〕 This opinion is far from unanimous however: the 20th-century French architect Le Corbusier once described it as "a lying art" and contended that the "Garnier movement is a décor of the grave".〔Quoted and translated in Woolf 1988, pp. 220, 233. From Le Corbusier, ''Almanach d'Architecture Moderne, Collection de 'L'Esprit Nouveau'', Charles Eliot Norton Lectures 1938–9 (Paris, 1955), p. 120 ("art de mensonge", "événement Garnier est un décor d'enterrement").〕 The Palais Garnier also houses the Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera Library-Museum). Although the Library-Museum is no longer managed by the Opera and is part of the Bibliothèque nationale de France,〔("Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra" ) (in French) at the BnF website. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕 the museum is included in unaccompanied tours of the Palais Garnier.〔("Palais Garnier" ) at the Paris Opera website. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕 ==Architecture and style== The Palais Garnier is a building of exceptional opulence. The style is monumental and considered Second-Empire Beaux-Arts style with axial symmetry in plan and eclectic exterior ornamentation with an abundance of Neo-Baroque decorative elements.〔Mead 1991, pp. 4–5; .〕 These include very elaborate multicolored marble friezes, columns, and lavish statuary, many of which portray deities of Greek mythology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palais Garnier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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