Slide from photographer's collection, June 1993. An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations.Īlene Stickles, University of Oregon. Reprint edition: Da Capo Press, April 1991. interior photo, p214, exterior photo, p215. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. Architecture of the Nineteenth Century in Europe. Slide from photographer's collection, August 1992. Copyrighted slides in the Artifice Collection.
The Garnier Opera is a grand landmark at the north terminus of the Av. Such critics forget that every city needs its occasional monuments and occasions of grandeur, and that thanks largely to these three men, Paris remains one of the most beautiful cities in the world." Throughout his life, Garnier was criticized for his excessive use of ornament, as Napoleon and Haussman are still accused of being inspired by an out-of-date and imperialist showmanship expressed in a language already debased. The style is monumental, classically based and opulently expressed, as the times demanded, in an elaborate language of multicoloured marbles and lavish statuary. Here Garnier triumphed over a cramped and difficult site, handling the carriage-ramps and approach steps, the foyers and staircases, both in section and plan, with confidence and skill. "Although described by a contemporary critic as 'looking like an overloaded sideboard', it (the Paris Opera House) is now regarded as one of the masterpieces of the period. Poster Image - Paris Opera Front Elevation Rendering
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