Paris Opera House
This is a collection of photos that were taken either during my trip to Europe with my family in 2000, or my trip with Jeff in 2001. If you'd like to use any for your own website, please do drop me an e-mail first, I'd appreciate it.
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Exterior
1) Facade of the Paris Opera  2) Facade - taken opening night of the ballet 'Giselle (which I was very lucky to attend!)  3) View of the Place de l'Opera  4) Back side of the Opera  5) Box office entrance  6) Rue Scribe side of the building  7) Rue Scribe side, front view  8) Rue Scribe side, back view  9) close-up of doors at the Rue Scribe side
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The Auditorium
1) The ground level of the auditorium  2) looking up at the tiers  3) close-up of a chair  4) the famous chandelier  5) a pillar between the boxes  6) the interior of box 27 on the 3rd tier (where my sister and I sat for the ballet) 
7) another shot of the interior of box 27  8) the exterior of box 5 - yes, the famous box  9) the interior of box 5 
10) another shot of the interior of box 5  11) Me, in box 27, during the intermission at the ballet (unfortunately, the stage proscenium and curtains behind me didn't turn out at all!)
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Miscellaneous Interior
1) The foyer  2) Me, standing at the foot of the Grand Escalier (Grand Staircase)  3) the bottom level of the Grand Staircase, leading to the Rotunda  4) The upper level of the foyer, above the Grand Staircase  5) The hallway outside the boxes on the 3rd tier  6) A hallway and set of doors leading to a stairwell on the 1st tier 
7) A stairwell, looking up to a skylight  8) An alcove off the rotunda  9)  A round room on the second level, with salamanders on the ceiling  10) A hallway and chandelier  11) Looking through a room to a window  12)  This is an exception - this is actually a shot of an outside hall at night, beneath the arches in the facade  13) Last but not least, the refridgerator!
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