Palais Garnier

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From the splendour of the grand staircase to the numerous foyers, this gilt and marble palace is abundantly decorated with paintings and sculptures making it as much a museum as a theatre. A veritable temple to opera and ballet, the Palais Garnier will astonish you with the wealth of its architecture and its sumptuous interiors.
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at the corner of rue Scribe and rue Auber
75009 Paris

Metro: Opéra lines 3, 7 and 8, RER Auber
Bus: 21, 22, 27, 29, 42, 53, 66, 68, 81, 95
Carpark: Place Vendôme (6-hour fixed-rate ticket to attend a performance)

Opéra Bastille

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With its 2700 seats, all acoustically identical, its unique stage equipment, its inhouse workshops for sets, costumes and props, its rehearsal and preparation rooms, the Opéra Bastille is a great modern theatre.
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Place de la Bastille
75012 Paris

Metro: Bastille lines 1, 5 and 8,
RER: Gare de Lyon, Bus 20, 29, 65, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91
Carpark: Opéra Bastille, 34 rue de Lyon (6-hour fixed-rate ticket to attend a performance)