Thirteen years later however, the architect Charles Garnier’s neo-baroque masterpiece, Le Palais Garnier, was finally complete, but rumors of a vast, fish-filled lake swirling beneath the building endured. 12,000 square meters of land had been cleared, yet a never-ending flow of water bubbled up from the newly cleared ground and no one could do anything to stop it. It all began with the water, where Parisian workers attempting to place concrete foundations for a grand, 2,200-seat opera house in the center of the city were bemused. The name of the restaurant pays homage to where “ The Phantom” was born. The grand building designed by Charles Garnier in the Neo-Baroque, or "Baroque Revival" style (it is also said to be of the related Second Empire style) was and is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time. The Phantom restaurant is located at the Opéra Garnier, more commonly known as the Paris Opéra, a 1,600-seat opera house on the Place de l'Opéra in Paris, France, which was the primary home of the Paris Opera from 1875 until 1989. The architectural office of Odile DECQ Benoit CORNETTE - Architectes Urbanistes was assigned to the project after a contest and the project was completed within the space of three years (2008-2011). After three attempts over the last 136 years, Charles Garnier’s wish was granted and in his words, ‘a restaurant worthy of my Opera,’ has been completed. T he Opera Garnier’s first ever restaurant has opened in July 2011 and has become Paris’ toughest reservation.
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