Post-Baroque France 3 Second Empire

French History Timeline

• Monarchy 751-1792

• Revolution Republic 1792-1799

• Empire (Napoleon Bonaparte) 1799-1814

• Monarchy restored 1814-1848

• Revolution Second Republic 1848-1852

• Second Empire (Napoleon III) 1852-1870

• Third Republic 1870-1940

• Nazi occupation 1940-44

• Fourth Republic 1946

• Fifth Republic (Charles de Gaulle) 1958

SECOND EMPIRE STYLE The Louvre

The Second Empire

Philadelphia’s City Hall VS Louvre

Aerial view, showing Haussman's Avenue de l'OperaThe Opera, Paris (1862-75) by Charles Garnier

Paris Opera 1862-75 Charles Garnier

Garnier’s opera, facade

Garnier’s opera, sculpture

Garnier’s opera, sculpture

Garnier’s opera, Emperor’s entrance

Garnier’s opera, plan

Garnier’s opera, stair hall

Garnier’s opera, stair hall

Garnier’s opera, stair hall

Garnier’s opera, interior

Garnier’s opera, auditorium

Garnier’s opera, ceiling