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UER Forum > Archived UE Photography > L'Opéra de Paris (Viewed 215 times) Slyv  Location: Belgium, kingdom of UE Gender: Male  |  |  L'Opéra de Paris < on 1/27/2014 9:32 PM >   The Palais Garnier: V.I.P.trip into the heart of the Opéra de Paris. Many more here: http://www.forbidd...ris-National-Opera A bit of history The Palais Garnier was built between 1861 and 1874, during Emperor Napoleon III's reign. The construction was supervised by prefect Baron Haussmann. This Baroque jewel is one of the most famous Parisian landmark's. Built over a surface of 11.000 m², the Opera remained the world's largest building until 1970. Loggias, galleries, hidden staircases and statues. Due to all this interior entanglement, the Opera has only one thousand seats. However the Grand Auditorium, with it's Italian style, 8 tons chandelier and ceiling painted by Chagall, remains one of the most visited monuments of Paris. There is a legend in Paris among tourists and Parisians alike, one speaking of an underground lake beneath the Opera. While its not exactly true, the legend remains. The truth is, the water simply appeared during the construction of the foundations. The plan was to use this water in case of fires, as such, they built walls to contain it, effectively turning it into a reservoir. Today, the underground reservoir is still accessible through a staircase and allows maintenance engineers to inspect the foundations and the stability of the building. A bit of infiltration Along the many interviews I've done following the publishing of my second book http://www.forbidd...aces.net/book2.php, one question, the ultimate question, came up again and again: « If you had to name one, just one, what would be your favourite exploration ? » It's a question that's hard to answer. After all these years, the countless trips, memories and adventures. Sometimes there is discovery, adrenaline and shivers. Beauty, adventure and even sometimes, believe it or not, the exploration itself. « L'Opéra » , I often replied. A beautiful discovery, full of adrenaline and adventure that sent shivers of excitement throughout my body ! My fellow explorers had left me earlier in the night, after a little tour in the sewers – a trip that would be later reported on this site. It's not every day that you get to turn off the Fontaine du Châtelet! They left me, but not before giving me a little tip on the classiest way to spend the final hours of this Parisian night. The ingredients: a credit card, a bit of daring and self-control: check ! Four exhilarating hours wandering around, playing hide and seek, looking for the hidden light switches and discovering the deepest corners of the Palais de Paris. Seeing without being seen, then disappearing. Swoosh ! Oh wait, I do have a (crappy) video too: https://www.youtub...eature=c4-overview Cheers, SlyV 1 2 3 4 - Frescos from Chagall 5 6 7 8 9 10 -the famous underground lake under the opera -- > Check my book ! < Greencheese  Location: Wisconsin Let's get saucy.  |  Re: L'Opéra de Paris <Reply # 1 on 1/27/2014 9:52 PM >   Wow, wow, wow! Nice set. Wong Guy  Location: Dropped off by the mothership somewhere in Ontario Gender: Male  |  Re: L'Opéra de Paris <Reply # 2 on 1/27/2014 10:41 PM >   Wow That is an amazing set and place. Thanks for sharing. " I am a leader, not a follower, unless it's a dark place, then fuck that shit you're going first.." ~quote stolen from FB Freaktography  Location: Burlington Ontario Gender: Male Freaktography  |  |  Re: L'Opéra de Paris <Reply # 3 on 1/27/2014 10:51 PM >   Congratulations, this is mind blowing and would be a dream to have a night in here to myself!! http://www.freaktography.com https://www.facebook.com/Freaktography https://instagram.com/freaktography www.youtube.com/c/Freaktography C-Note  Location: Delawhere Gender: Male  |  Re: L'Opéra de Paris <Reply # 4 on 1/28/2014 4:55 AM >   sometimes I don't wanna even look at all this shit overseas. I get so jealous. Great find slugger. http://www.colinsuber.com Slyv  Location: Belgium, kingdom of UE Gender: Male  |  |  Re: L'Opéra de Paris <Reply # 5 on 1/31/2014 9:07 PM >   come over! -- > Check my book ! < UER Forum > Archived UE Photography > L'Opéra de Paris (Viewed 215 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 109 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739820087 pages have been generated.