Palais Garnier

The Second Empire opera house — a Beaux-Arts riot of marble, gilt and stage machinery that inspired the Phantom.

Why this matters

Grand staircase of white, green and red marble
Chandelier weighs 7 tons (its 1896 fall inspired Leroux's Phantom of the Opera)
Underground lake under the foundation, still used by the fire brigade for training
Garnier called his style "Napoleon III"; critics later renamed it "Beaux-Arts"

Reference prompt

beaux-arts opera house facade with gilded statues and grand staircase, Palais Garnier Paris

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Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_Garnier ↗

Photo: Peter Rivera / Wikimedia (CC BY)