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The Paris Opera House
"Thereare2,531doorsand7,593keys;14furnacesandgratesheatthehouse;thegaspipesifconnectedwouldformapipealmost16mileslong;9reservoirs,andtwotankshold22,222gallonsofwateranddistributetheircontentsthrough22,8292-5feetofpiping;538personshaveplacesassignedwhereintochangetheirattire.Themusicianshaveafoyerwith100closetsfortheirinstruments."
TheauthorremarksofhisvisittotheOperaHousethatit"wasalmostasbewilderingasitwasagreeable.Giantstairwaysandcolossalhalls,hugefrescoesandenormousmirrors,goldandmarble,satinandvelvet,mettheeyeateveryturn."
InarecentletterMr.AndreCastaigne,whoseremarkablepicturesillustratethetext,speaksofariverorlakeundertheOperaHouseandmentionsthefactthattherearenowalsothreemetropolitanrailwaytunnels,oneontopoftheother.
