When architects are put on this earth they have a dream; a dream to change the world in some way, shape, or form. If the architects receive fame and fortunes a result from their work, then that’s just a good perk. The project that they start to work on, integrates numerous elements in order to achieve the set goal. It should also be noted that every space is originally intended for a certain program, regardless of the space being flexible in use. The Paris Opera House professes, via its ceremonious and grand design, its function as a space suited for a gathering place of a “fashionable audience in an era of conspicuous wealth” (Kleiner 811) to enjoy art.
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Fred Kleiner book, “Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History,” illustrates how the Paris Opera House is a “sight to behold for the wandering eye” (Kleiner 812). The Paris Opera, or Palais Garnier, is regarded as the most famous auditorium in the world. Consisting of 2,200 seats, the opera house was built between 1861 and 1875. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines due to its particular location. However it later became known as the Palais Garnier in recognition of the French architect Charles Garnier. It was designed as part of the great Parisian reconstruction, initiated by Emperor Napolean III of the Second Empire. Napolean chose Baron Haussmann as the supervisor for the reconstruction. The project would be the second theatre for the Parisian Opera and Ballet companies. A competition was announced, ending in Garnier’s winning bid.
Unfortunately, there were setbacks varying from the fall of the Second French Empire to natural disasters. For example, the ground was swampy, due to a subterranean lake being present beneath it, leading to a ruin in ...
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...ng renders services that relate with the design of the building. The building offers culture, art, and elegance to a specific audience. The architect took into consideration the function of his space and how his intended audience would use the space, thus changing the audience to the kind that he wants. It is possible however to have a different program set for the space offered by the building, however it’s unlikely to happen. This is because it’s such a historic building and people want its purpose to live on.
All in all, the Paris Opera House is a novel and imaginative building brought about from the Second Empire. With its exultant neo-classical style and tenacious baroque style, Garnier and the project’s admirers saw the House in a new majestic and imperial style. It serves as a space for the talent enthusiasts in the world and offers artistic treasure.
The book, Towards A New Architecture by Le Corbusier is not at all what one would expect. Thinking that the great master architect would limit himself t...
Evolving from this, was one of the great state jewels of Napoleon III’s newly reconstructed city. The Paris Opera House (L’Opéra), designed by Charles Garnier was the “new cathedral of bourgeois…”(Khan). Commissioned of the Second Empire, this glittering
In the downtown area of Madison, Indiana, sits an extraordinary structure that seems to capture attention from all walks of life. The Broadway Fountain was created by a French artist named J.P. Victor Andre. Andre obviously knew what he was doing when he was asked to construct this fountain because of the impressive composition it has and with its mesmerizing size. “Some have suggested that Andre’s neo-classical design was inspired by the famous fountain in Place-de-la-Concord in Paris, or by a fountain exhibited at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London in 1851” (Wright).
Utzon, J. (2002). Sydney Opera House Design Principles (Publication). Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/docs/nominations/operahouse_designprinciples.pdf
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Architecture has been known as the product of aesthetics, structure, and function that serves to address social needs, resolve environmental and humanitarian problems through built form. Architecture not only shelters, but also has the ability to consolidate boundaries within our society. It realizes the role by physically defining space and by imposing its symbolic, representative meaning onto our living environment. As Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, “Architecture immortalizes and glorifies something”. Indeed, architecture must be documentary and didac...
Many cultural enthusiasts, archaeologists, and architects have a common interest in theatre and its origins. People from a few decades back have located the remaining of the oldest theatres in Greece, England, France and some parts of minor Asia. Theatre was a part of people’s lives as it was one of the few sources of entertainment, and it was originated from when people collectively sit in a gathering and listen to a storyteller. There were performances done by different people present at that moment. Later on, this activity kept improving and innovating, and in the result, many theaters for entertaining purposes were built by emperors who ruled the countries or kingdom in those days. The design of these theatres
The start of the new century was marked with the emergence of ‘opera seria,’ a “serious” opera that soon became the standard Italian style. The operas were characterized by a lack of chorus and consistency, as the individuals who performed possessed separate and distinct styles and the order of the subjects of which they were interpreting seemed sporadic and haphazard. Nevertheless, with its dramatic interpretations of various historical and mythological themes, opera seria was thought of as possessing content fitting only for royalty and quickly became a favorite of the nobles and aristocrats. As such, it served to be the main attraction during the ever-popular carnival season. In less than a century, however, as opera seria was thought to be too rigid, extravagant, and expensive, fewer and fewer of the required sopranos, of whom possessed the vocal range necessary for the dramatic works, came out as opera singers as their employment moved to the church for the last decade of the century. Their talents had previously earned them the highest salaries out of any musicians, allowing those on top to live lavishly and comfortably, but the decline of opera seria in Italy forced them to change their paths and career choices.