The opera garnier or palais garnier, still known to many as Paris opera, was the world's largest theatre and opera house when it opened on January 5,1875.whatever the buildings style, it was well-suited to opera, where architectural excess goes hand in hand with extravagant costumes, florid music and the oversized egos of singer and wealthyopera patrons.The opera garnier is now used mostly for a ballet and modern dance, with grand opera taking place at the modern Opera Bastille,which open in 1989.
Palaces of versailles
The palaces of versailles is a half hour outside the Paris, the palaces of versailles is one of the world's grandest historical meseum. Its began as the modest hunting lodge. Well, as modest a logde as one could expect from a French King. In1837 louis-philippe converted the whole deal to a museum of French history in what may have been the historic starting point for the developmet of mass tourism.
The palaces of versailles is open from tuesday to sunday, except on certain French public holidays. During may until september the palaces will open start from 9.00am to 6.30pm and for october until april its will open start from 9.00am to 5.30pm. The park and the garden are open every day, except in bad weather from 7.00am in summer, 8.00am in winter,until sunset.
The Louvre
The louvre pyramid is the large metal and glass structure that reaches a height of 20.6 meters,at its base, the sides measure is 35 meters. Located on the Reu de Rivoli, the Louvre is the one of the largest palaces in the worlds, and was a former residence of the kings of France.
In 1793, the first state museum was opened in louvre, consisting of the former royal collections of the painting and sculptures. present displays in the louvre include, Oriental antiquities, Egyption antiquities,Greak and Roman antiquities, sculptures from the middle ages to modern times, furniture and paintings representing all the European schools, plus there is a further section devoted to islamic art.
The Centre Pompidou houses one of the most important museum in the world, the Mus'ee national d' art moderne. Featuring the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe, the museum includes world-class collections of fine art, architecture, graphic art, experimental cinema, design, photograpy and new media.
The building structure is very special and odd. A building made of glass, with litfs and air conditioning shafts sticking out on the sides. Its mains attraction is the Museum of Modern Art on the fourth and fifth floors, which are dedicated to art movement like surrealism, fauvism, dadaism and plenty of other abstract are styles. The first three floors is dedicated to a vast library. The center for industrial design is also housed here, featuring exhibitions detailing advances in twentieth century architecture and design.
The eiffel tower, located on Champ de Mars, was constructed between 1887 until1889. Today, it is one of the worlds most immediately recognisable structures and the most popular tourist attraction in France. The tower stands 300 metres high and the antenna at top of the tower increases the overall height to 320.75 metres. The tower is now the second highest structure in France, after the 350 metre Allouis longwave transmitter built in 1939.
On the ground level there is a snack bar, souvenir shop, and an information kiosk. On the first floor trere is the large area with displays about the towers history, and large circular gallery with the guide to the sites and monuments of Paris. On the second floor you can see magnificent 360 degree views of the city.
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