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Front Façade Palais Garnier (Garnier Opera House) Main Lobby        The Paris Opera house was commissioned by Napoleon III, and it was designed by Charles Garnier in 1862. It was finished  in 1874, taking 12 years to come to completion. The structure was built to replace an old opera house that was too small, and happened to burn down during the construction of this new one. The façade of this structure was a combination of styles, including Baroque and Beaux-arts, however Garnier insisted the style be referred to as “Napoleon III”. The front façade was a true sight to be seen in terms of detail and scale. There is a full length portico lined with arches that are adorned with sculptures of composers and musical artists along the entire length of the front facade. Above that, is a row of corinthian columns in AA BB formation. The formation entails two thicker columns flanking two thinner ones made of stone and marble, f...

Arch 162-M12 Spring 2018 “The Opera House”              The Opera House located Dresden, Germany. Designed by Gottfried Semper in 1841. Later the son Manfred Semper reconstructed the opera house in 1869 after the fire. A decade later it was destroyed by a bombing in 1945.   After the reconstruction, the theater had the painting restored by local craftsman and the rest of the auditorium was replaced with state of the art stage equipment. The façade mostly decorated with Doric and Ionic columns. The Doric columns have a masculine look to them. The Ionic columns have a feminine crenulation. Both of these combined have an interesting aesthetic look which give a unique look to the Dresden Opera House. Which has a strong resemblance in the Greek Revival and Baroque styles. It also includes statues to great artist as Shakespeare and Moliere. It is regarded as one of the best acoustically sound opera houses in the world. The rea...