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| Keywords: Charles Marville - Demolition of Butte des Moulins for Avenue de l'Opéra.jpg Artwork Construction for the Avenue de l'Opéra officially began in 1854 though it was not until 1873 that it received its name it was originally called Avenue Napoléon The avenue was initially opened in 1864 and situated between Rue Louis-le-Grand and the Boulevard des Capucines It was extended however in 1867 and 1876 and was officially permanently opened at this latter date It is now located between the Place du Théâtre-Français and the Place de l'Opéra Like most of Haussmann's work the construction of the Avenue de l'Opéra resulted in massive demolition of certain quarters and residences including the Butte des Moulins in the first arrondissement By 1876 the total construction costs reached 9 8 million dollars and 168 homes were destroyed Photographer Charles Marville was best known for capturing images of the older Parisian quarters prior to urbanization In 1850 Marville was hired by the city of Paris to document the changes brought on during the demolition and reconstruction of the Haussmann era He was named the official photographer of Paris in 1862 1870 photograph Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1084983425140250 PD-old-100 Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Photographs of Paris by Charles Marville Haussmann's renovation of Paris Historical images of Avenue de l'Opéra Paris Butte des Moulins 1870 in Paris 1870 photographs 19th-century photographs of Paris Demolitions in Paris Street lights in Paris 1870 Lanterns in Paris 1870 | ||||
