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Palais Garnier: Entry Ticket
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Visit an opera house that sets the inspiration for The Phantom of the Opera
Explore Palais Garnier, the Paris opera house whose ornate interiors inspired The Phantom of the Opera. This entry ticket gives access to the building and its temporary exhibitions, including its 30-metre marble Grand Staircase and Grand Foyer. Designed by Charles Garnier for Emperor Napoleon III, the 19th-century landmark offers an architectural visit rather than a performance; shows, plays, concerts and events are not included.
What's Included
- Entry ticket
- Access to the temporary exhibitions
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Palais Garnier & Fragonard Museum: Guided Tour + Perfume Workshop – ©PCV
Palais Garnier & Fragonard Museum: Guided Tour + Perfume Workshop – ©PCV What's Included
- Entry to Opéra Garnier
- Entry to Fragonard Museum and perfume workshop
- Guided tour
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What's Not Included
- Shows, plays, concerts, and events
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Additional Information & Description
Palais Garnier brings the grandeur of a Parisian opera and ballet house into view through its opulent interiors. This entry ticket lets you explore the building itself, where the spaces once frequented by aristocratic guests are part of the attraction. Also known as Opéra Garnier, it is one of the world’s largest opera houses and a landmark of Parisian cultural life.
A staircase on an imperial scale
The marble Grand Staircase rises 30 metres, giving the interior a scale that photographs alone can struggle to convey. Alongside the Grand Foyer, it provides a concrete introduction to the building’s elaborate Beaux-Arts architecture. These are spaces worth looking at in their own right: the visit centres on the opera house’s architectural richness rather than a performance on its stage.
Charles Garnier’s ambitious design
Charles Garnier designed this 19th-century architectural masterpiece at the wishes of Emperor Napoleon III. Construction faced an unusual obstacle: high groundwater levels beneath the building. A series of cisterns was built to redistribute the water, solving a practical problem while giving rise to speculation about an eerie subterranean lake under the opera house.
The setting behind The Phantom of the Opera
The Palais Garnier’s intricate interior inspired Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, The Phantom of the Opera, which later became Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. That literary connection adds another dimension to exploring the building’s many nooks and crannies. The waterways associated with the Phantom’s lair are not open to tourists; the visit stays within the accessible parts of the opera house rather than taking you into its underground waterways.
What your ticket includes
Your ticket includes entry to Palais Garnier and access to its temporary exhibitions, adding exhibition content to the architectural visit. Shows, plays, concerts and events are excluded. This is an admission ticket to explore the venue, not a seat for an opera, ballet or other performance.
Location and ticket access
Palais Garnier stands on Place de l’Opéra in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. Tickets are delivered instantly and can be presented on a smartphone. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Frequently Asked Questions about Palais Garnier: Entry Ticket
It includes entry to Palais Garnier and access to the temporary exhibitions.
Visitors can see the 30-metre marble Grand Staircase and the Grand Foyer. The building's ornate interior inspired The Phantom of the Opera.
No. Shows, plays, concerts and events are excluded; this ticket is for visiting the venue.
Yes. Smartphone tickets are accepted, and tickets are delivered instantly.
Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible.
The ticket is non-refundable.
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Tiqets International B.V.
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