of the Rotonde de l'Empereur of the Palais Garnier. The huge ornate granite pedestal was created in Aberdeen by Alexander McDonald & Co. Works In France In Paris : Palais Garnier (1861–1875) Panorama Français (1880–1882; demolished) Panorama Marigny (1880–82); remodeled 1894 as the Théâtre Marigny) The (1878–1880), 117 boulevard Saint-Germain) Maison "Opéra" (1867–1880), a hôtel particulier, 5 rue du Docteur Lancereaux Tomb of Jacques Offenbach, cimetière de Montmartre (1880) The (1894–1898), on the boulevard of the same name, the annex of the Opéra and its fabrication workshops for decorations and storage of costumes and scenery. This building was his last realisation. In Provence : Villa Maria Serena (1882), 21 promenade Reine-Astrid, Menton (attributed) The casino and thermal baths of Vittel (built 1883–1884; baths much modified after 1897; casino destroyed by fire in 1930 and replaced with a different structure) Église Sainte-Grimonie (1886) in La Capelle The Astronomical Observatory in Nice (1881–1888, in collaboration with the engineer Gustave Eiffel) Abroad The information concerning Garnier's work on the Italian Riviera is taken from the inventory of Bouvier. In Monaco : Grand Concert Hall of the Monte Carlo Casino (1876/78–1879; remodeled by Henri Schmit in 1897) Trente-Quarante Gaming Room of the Monte Carlo Casino (1878–1880/81; modified at the end of the 19th century, little of Garnier's work remains) In Bordighera, Italy: Villa Garnier (1872–1873) Town hall of Bordighera (1872–1878) Villa Bischoffsheim (1876–1879/80; now Villa Etelinda) Church of the Immaculate Conception or Terrasanta(1879/83–1898) Villa Studio (1884; Garnier's studio near the Villa Garnier) Gallery Spain Palacio Recreo de las cadenas, Fundación Real Escuela Andaluza de Arte Ecuestre. Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) Quotations In 1851 alors qu'il est pensionnaire à la Villa Médicis à Rome et à l'occasion d'un voyage à Athens, Garnier s'exclame en découvrant le Parthenon : "Il n'y a pas à choisir entre les arts, il faut être Dieu ou architecte." "Les ingénieurs ont de fréquentes occasions d'employer le fer en grandes parties, et c'est sur cette matière que plus d'un fonde l'espoir d'une architecture nouvelle. Je lui dis tout de suite, c'est là une erreur. Le fer est un moyen, ce ne sera jamais un principe." See also Napoleon III style Notes Bibliography Ayers, Andrew (2004). The Architecture of Paris. Stuttgart; London: Edition Axel Menges. . Bonillo, Jean-Lucien, et al. (2004). Charles Garnier and Gustave Eiffel on the French and Italian Rivieras: The Dream of Reason (in English and French). Marseilles: