État actuel des travaux de l'Opéra Illustration (Paris, France) Provost artist still image engravings (prints) fr Paris Illustration 1862-09-27 fre 1 engraving; 22.5 x 31.7 cm. reformatted digital Per Napoléon III's order, construction for a new Opéra began in 1862. This image shows the monument's state as of September, 1862. The years to come brought about many setbacks, and it wasn't until 1875 that the Opéra was finally inaugurated Opéra de Paris History ArchitectureTheatersArtPrintsCity PlanningConstruction1852-1870 (The Second Empire)1-SIZE AP Il63 40 1223582640625000 Paris: Capital of the 19th Century 6 http://dl.lib.brown.edu/paris No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.