. ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁the ▁Comm une ▁had ▁been ▁sever ely ▁defeated . ▁The ▁Third ▁Republic ▁had ▁become ▁sufficiently ▁well ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁fall , ▁that ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁construction ▁work ▁recom men ced , ▁and ▁by ▁late ▁October ▁a ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁funds ▁were ▁voted ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁legisl ature ▁for ▁further ▁construction . ▁▁ 1 8 7 2 – 1 8 7 3 ▁The ▁political ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁maintained ▁an ▁inten se ▁dis like ▁of ▁all ▁things ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Second ▁Empire , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁regarded ▁the ▁essentially ▁ap olit ical ▁G arn ier ▁as ▁a ▁hold over ▁from ▁that ▁regime . ▁This ▁was ▁especially ▁true ▁during ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Ad ol phe ▁Th iers ▁who ▁remained ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁but ▁also ▁pers isted ▁under ▁his ▁successor ▁Marsh al ▁Mac M ah on . ▁Econom ies ▁were ▁demanded , ▁and ▁G arn ier ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁Pav illon ▁de ▁l ' Emp ere ur ▁( which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Opera ▁Library ▁Museum ). ▁However , ▁on ▁ 2 8 – 2 9 ▁October ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁new ▁theatre ▁came ▁when ▁the ▁S alle ▁Le ▁Pe let ier ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁fire ▁which ▁ra ged ▁the ▁entire ▁night . ▁G arn ier ▁was ▁immediately ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁building ▁as