LBY4709734: L'opera Garnier, 8 rue Scribe, Paris 9. Architecture by Charles Garnier, 1862-1875. The Opera or the National Academy of Music and Dance represents the best architectural expression of the Napoleon III style, eclectic, baroque, overload. Following Orsini's failed attempt to attack the Emperor on 14 Jan. 1858, it was decided to build a new opera in a clearance space and on the rotunda above the cisterns. / Bridgeman Images