Palais Garnier

Paris · Landmark

The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III.

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Country: Paris · Landmark
Latitude: 48.87° N
Longitude: 2.33° E

Which way is Palais Garnier from…

From London, Palais Garnier lies at 148° to the south-east, 341 km as the crow flies.

London	148° south-east	341 km
New York	54° north-east	5,835 km
Madrid	25° north-east	1,054 km
Rome	318° north-west	1,108 km
Montreal	57° north-east	5,503 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	328° north-west	9,367 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Turn due south at the Moulin Rouge: the Palais Garnier lies at 182°, 1.4 km away. The other way round, from the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, aim due north, at 356°, 1.1 km. From the Louvre it is north, at 346°, 1.2 km off, and from the Place Vendôme, at 19°, just 0.5 km away. It stands on the Right Bank.