Name of Object:

Excavation of l'Avenue de l'Opéra and Boulevard Henri IV

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

1862

Author:

Photographer: Charles Marville  (1813-1879)

Inventory Number:

PH396P

Description:

When Napoléon III wanted a new opera house to be built (l’Opéra Garnier), he asked Haussmann to excavate the road beneath it, allowing him to go to the opera safely and without risk of being attacked from his residence at the Château des Tuileries. Haussman was forced to dig through an old neighbourhood, built on a hill. This photograph indicates the vastness of the works. The architect Garnier ordered Haussman to ensure no trees blocked the view of the opera house.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

ark:/12148/btv1b1200033h

Citation of this web page:

"Excavation of l'Avenue de l'Opéra and Boulevard Henri IV " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;108;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 108