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The Paris Opera House
Nopicturecandojusticetotherichcolorsoftheedificeortotheharmonioustoneresultingfromtheskilfuluseofmanydiversematerials.Theeffectofthefrontageiscompletedbythecupolaoftheauditorium,toppedwithacapofbronzesparinglyadornedwithgilding.Fartheron,onalevelwiththetowersofNotre-Dame,isthegableendoftheroofofthestage,a’Pegasus’,byM.Lequesne,risingateitherendoftheroof,andabronzegroupbyM.Millet,representing’Apolloliftinghisgoldenlyre’,commandingtheapex.Apollo,itmayherebementioned,isusefulaswellasornamental,forhislyreistippedwithametalpointwhichdoesdutyasalightning-rod,andconductsthefluidtothebodyanddownthenetherlimbsofthegod.
"Thespectator,havingclimbedtenstepsandleftbehindhimagateway,reachesavestibuleinwhicharestatuesofLully,Rameau,Gluck,andHandel.TenstepsofgreenSwedishmarbleleadtoasecondvestibuleforticket-sellers.Visitorswhoenterbythepavilionreservedforcarriagespassthroughahallwaywhereticketofficesaresituated.Thelargernumberoftheaudience,beforeenteringtheauditorium,traversealargecircularvestibulelocatedexactlybeneathit.TheceilingofthisportionofthebuildingisupheldbysixteenflutedcolumnsofJurastone,withwhitemarblecapitals,formingaportico.Hereservantsaretoawaittheirmasters,andspectatorsmayremainuntiltheircarriagesaresummoned.Thethirdentrance,whichisquitedistinctfromtheothers,isreservedfortheExecutive.
