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Floral Hall, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London: the huge cast-iron arched window of the Bow Street facade

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Barry, Edward Middleton (1830-1880)

NOTES: The Floral Hall was originally designed by E. M. Barry in 1857 and built in 1859. It was refurbished and altered for use by the Royal Opera House by Dixon and Jones in 1996-2000.

Sydney Opera House under construction, Bennelong Point, Sydney

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Utzon, Jorn (1918-2008)

Palais Garnier (Opera de Paris), Place de l'Opera, Paris

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Garnier, Charles (1825-1898)

Drawing of the Sydney Opera House under construction

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Utzon, Jorn (1918-2008)

Unexecuted design for the Grand Foyer, International Music Hall and Opera House, Hyde Park, London

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Corbett Harrison & MacMurray

Palais Garnier (Opera de Paris), Place de l'Opera, Paris: elevation of a door in the foyer

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Garnier, Charles (1825-1898)

SOURCE: Charles Garnier. Le Nouvel opera de Paris, vol. 2 (Paris, 1880), pl. 14-15

State Opera House, Dresden

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Semper, Gottfried (1803-1879)

NOTES: Originally known as the Konigliche Hoftheater, the Staatsoper (often known as the Semperoper) was designed by Gottfried Semper in 1838-1841, but burnt down in 1869. It was rebuilt under the direction of Semper's son, Manfred Semper.