Palais Garnier - Influence Abroad

Influence Abroad

The building became one of the most inspirational architectural prototypes for the following thirty years.

Several buildings in Poland were based on the design of the Palais Garnier. these include the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, built during 1893, The Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Lviv, built between 1897 and 1900, and also the Warsaw Philharmony edifice in Warsaw, built between 1900 and 1901.

In the Ukraine, the influence of the Palais Garnier can be seen at the National Opera House of Ukraine in Kiev, built in 1901.

The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is modelled after the Palais Garnier, most notably the facade and Great Hall.

The Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (1909) was also modeled after Palais Garnier, particularly and Great Hall and stairs.

The Amazon Theatre in Manaus (Brazil) built from 1884 to 1896. The overview is very similar, though the decoration is more simple.

The Hanoi Opera House in Vietnam is considered to be a typical French colonial architectural monument in Vietnam, and it is also a small-scale replica of the Palais Garnier. The Saigon Opera House is a smaller counterpart.

• Side view of the Juliusz Slowacki Theater

• Warsaw Philharmony

• Hanoi Opera House

• Warsaw Philharmony circa 1900

• Maquette of the Lviv Theatre

• National Opera House of Ukraine

• The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress

• The Amazonas theater in Manaus, Brazil

• Municipal theater of Rio de Janeiro

• Municipal Theater of São Paulo