An Opera for an Empire

"The epic story of the construction of the legendary Paris Opera House"

The amazing and epic story of how the Paris Opera House, the Palais Garnier, was built from 1852 to 1870, thanks to the decisive impulse of the French Emperor Napoleon III; a story that is also that of the birth of a golden age for orchestral music, opera and ballet; of the rise of the urban bourgeoisie turned social elite; and of a certain mysterious inhabitant of the darkest corners of a legendary place.

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La Grande Seine, le making-of de la cérémonie d'ouverture de Paris 2024

La Grande Seine, le making-of de la cérémonie d'ouverture de Paris 2024

2024

Celebration

Celebration

2018

Dans les coulisses du métro de Paris

Dans les coulisses du métro de Paris

2016

If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

The Seine Meets Paris

The Seine Meets Paris

1957

Brigitte macron, un roman français

Brigitte macron, un roman français

2018

Tour Eiffel : La Grande Épopée

Tour Eiffel : La Grande Épopée

2014

Au cœur de Notre-Dame

Au cœur de Notre-Dame

2011

Girls' War

Girls' War

2016

Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors

2016

Les Trésors du Paris haussmannien

Les Trésors du Paris haussmannien

2022

Martha & Niki

Martha & Niki

2016

La bataille de Notre-Dame

La bataille de Notre-Dame

2019

A Tour of the Louvre

A Tour of the Louvre

2021

The Dawn of Impression: Paris 1874

2025

Paris Train Stations: Shaping the City

Paris Train Stations: Shaping the City

2020

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

2021

Meet Me in Paris

Meet Me in Paris

2023

Ils ont libéré Paris !

Ils ont libéré Paris !

2014

Charlotte Corday

Charlotte Corday

2008