The Palais Garnier has been called "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica."
Ipak, Opera Garnier je „vjerojatno najpoznatija operna kuća na svijetu, simbol Pariza kao Notre Dame, Louvre, ili Bazilika Sacré Coeur”.