The Palais Garnier’s façade acts as a stupendous billboard for the streets of Paris. Its marble friezes, columns, and statues introduce and pay homage to the arts.
Ancient Greek figures such as Apollo and Pegasus are cast in bronze; Harmony and Poetry are also in bronze but gilded. Allegorical sculptures of Painting, Sculpture, Industry, and Architecture are seen in low relief; and different categories of music and theater, also allegorically depicted, are seen in high relief. And many astounding personalities in the arts are also featured, composers such as Mozart and librettists such as Eugène Scribe.
