A Focal Point of a Paris Opera House Tour – The Grand Staircase He collects almost 200Kg of Honey every year and it’s one sale in the Opera’ shop.3. Apparently, this bees love it, and the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Pauchon, a beekeeper in his spare time who, for the last 16 years, has been tending two hives that he built here. If you were able to cross the rooftops of the Opéra, you might come across M.The story goes that the cunning technician then replaced tasty trout with barbel, a much less popular fish. They flourished rather too well, with the result that his colleagues used to come and fish for them at lunchtime. One technician had the bright idea of farming trout in the water. It was used to drain water off underneath the building and would of course be of great use if there were ever a fire. Its legendary underground lake (which is, in fact, a reservoir) does exist.The Opera has its serious side, but there are also some entertaining anecdotes connected with it. Despite its size – about 11000 square meters ( 36000 square feet) – the Opera has a seating capacity of just 2,200 spectators, whereas the stage can hold 450 performers. On the day of the inauguration, Garnier paid for his own ticket, a second-class box at 120F.The rather overblown style of the main staircase, the great foyer and the auditorium is typical of the time. The impressive main facade of the Opera sets the tone of the place in this quarter composed of huge avenues.The inauguration took place on 1875 ad was the consecration of Baron Hausmann’s great urban transformation project. Designed by the architect, Charles Garnier, the construction of the Opera began in 1860.
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