Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne

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Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, France
Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Commissioned by Napoleon III but completed only a century later, this court theatre near the imperial palace has fine acoustics prized for period opera. Its sober facade conceals a jewel-box interior.

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