▁re work ▁the ▁can v ases ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁place ▁overhead ▁on ▁the ▁ce iling ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 1 , ▁he ▁fell ▁ill . ▁His ▁students ▁had ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁work , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁the ▁sc aff old ing ▁was ▁removed . ▁ ▁Grand ▁fo yer ▁This ▁hall , ▁ ▁high , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide , ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁drawing ▁room ▁for ▁Paris ▁society . ▁It ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Its ▁ce iling ▁was ▁painted ▁by ▁Paul - Jac ques - A im é ▁Baud ry ▁and ▁represents ▁various ▁moments ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁music . ▁The ▁fo yer ▁opens ▁onto ▁an ▁outside ▁log gia ▁and ▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁two ▁oct ag onal ▁sal ons ▁with ▁ce il ings ▁painted ▁by ▁Jules - É lie ▁D ela un ay ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁sal on ▁and ▁F éli x - Jose ph ▁Bar rias ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁sal on . ▁The ▁oct ag onal ▁sal ons ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁into ▁the ▁Sal on ▁de ▁la ▁L une ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Av ant - F o yer ▁and ▁the ▁Sal on ▁du ▁So le il ▁at ▁its ▁eastern ▁end . ▁ ▁Aud itor ium ▁The ▁aud itor ium ▁has ▁a ▁traditional ▁Italian ▁horses ho e ▁shape ▁and ▁can ▁seat ▁ 1 , 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁stage ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁can ▁accommod