Second Empire style
| Style of French architecture and design during the second half of the 19th century. Grandiose and ostentatious, it was influential throughout Europe and America. The many imposing classical buildings of this period include the Paris Opéra 1861–74 by Charles Garnier (1825–1898). |
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