Opéra Bastille or L'Opéra Bastille

Opéra Bastille or L'Opéra Bastille, is a modern opera house yanag very famous in the Place de la Bastille, in the 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. This opera house is the home base Opera national de Paris and is designed to replace the Palais Garnier, which is currently mainly used for ballet performances.
The idea of ​​making this house first came from the composer Pierre Boulez, Maurice Béjart, along with Jean Vilar, in 1968. They want to one day later this opera house can be advanced and famous in the world.

Construction of this building began in 1984 with the dismantling of the Gare de la Bastille, which opened in 1859 and closed on December 14, 1969, and where art expositions were held until after the demolition. then
This building was officially opened to the public on July 13, 1989, providing approximately 2723 seats, with a highly sophisticated facilities and modern.