Place de l'Opéra

Place de l'Opéra
The Place de l'Opéra seen from the Palais Garnier in 2010
Shown within Paris
Arrondissement9th
QuarterOpéra
Coordinates48°52′14″N 02°19′56″E / 48.87056°N 2.33222°E / 48.87056; 2.33222

The Place de l'Opéra (French pronunciation: [plas lɔpeʁa]) is a square in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It is located at the junction of the Boulevard des Italiens, the Boulevard des Capucines, the Avenue de l'Opéra, the Rue Auber, the Rue Halévy, the Rue de la Paix and the Rue du Quatre-Septembre.

The Place de l'Opéra was built at the same time as the Palais Garnier, the opera house designed by Charles Garnier after which it is named and of which it provides a panoramic view. Both structures were part of Haussmann's renovation of Paris under Napoleon III.