Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe

The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe features a massive portico supported by eight heavy Doric columns that overlook a semi-circular square. Originally commissioned by Marie Antoinette in seventeen eighty-two, the building served as a home for the Comédie-Française. When the theater opened, the crowd grew so dense that carriages blocked the streets for hours, forcing the police to intervene. The original wooden interior burned down twice, but the stone shell remained standing, reconstructed each time to keep the performances going.