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Taken by a fish-eye lens, this {photograph} exhibits the grand staircase of the Palais Garnier in Paris on Dec. 9, 2024.

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Taken by a fish-eye lens, this {photograph} exhibits the grand staircase of the Palais Garnier in Paris on Dec. 9, 2024.

Joel Saget/AFP through Getty Photos

Commissioned by Napoleon, the opulent Opera Garnier is known as after its architect, Charles Garnier. Garnier rose from the Paris slums to design one in every of Europe’s most celebrated venues. Opera Garnier ultimately grew to become the inspiration for the novel and musical, “Phantom of the Opera.”

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