Pam & Randy in front of the stunning Neo-Baroque Paris Opéra, also known as Opéra Garnier after designer Charles Garnier. The opera house was inaugurated in 1875 and seats 2,200 people. In 1896, one of the counter-weights for the grand chandelier fell, killing one. This, as well as the underground lake, cellars, and other elements of the Opera House, inspired Gaston Leroux in 1909 to write his classic Gothic novel, The Phantom of the Opera. |