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The famous "lake" over which the Paris Operahouse
is built: A pit,filled with water,which is emptied,
cleaned and refilled every ten years.

Originally meant for use in case of fire,it is now part of the air-
conditioning system.
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The famous "lake" over which the Paris Operahouse is built: A pit,filled with w...

Director Rene Clair at the Palais Garnier,Paris,1973.
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Director Rene Clair at the Palais Garnier,Paris,1973.

Director Rolf Liebermann watching a rehearsal          
at the Palais Garnier,Paris,1973.
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Director Rolf Liebermann watching a rehearsal at the Palais Garnier,Pa...

Director Rolf Liebermann on the stage of the           
Palais Garnier,Paris, 1973.
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Director Rolf Liebermann on the stage of the Palais Garnier,Paris, 19...

Sir Rudolf Bing,director of the Metropolitan Opera     
in New York.
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Sir Rudolf Bing,director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Conductor George Solti at the Palais Garnier,Paris,    
1973.
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Conductor George Solti at the Palais Garnier,Paris, 1973.

Emperor Friedrich III (1415-1493). Official portrait   
with crown, sceptre and sword. The Emperor wears a     
chain of vases with handles and a griffin, the insignia
of the Aragonese Order of the Jug.                     
Wood, 78,5 x 51,5 cm, Inv. 4398
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Emperor Friedrich III (1415-1493). Official portrait with crown, sceptre and...

Eleanor of Portugal (1434-1467), wife of Emperor       
Friedrich III. The Empress wears the crown of her      
coronation in 1452. On the arm of her chair the arms   
of Austria and Portugal. Dress: Italian velvet with    
pomegranate design. Wood, 79 x 51,1 cm, Inv. 4399
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Eleanor of Portugal (1434-1467), wife of Emperor Friedrich III. The Empre...

Engagement portraits of Ladislaus "Postumus" (1440-    
1457) and Magdalena of France. Ladislaus, son of       
King Albrecht II and heir of Austria, Bohemia, and     
Hungary, died before the wedding could take place.     
Wood, 38,5 x 52 cm, Inv. 4394
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Engagement portraits of Ladislaus "Postumus" (1440- 1457) and Magdalena of F...

Emperor Maximilian I, son of Friedrich III, with crown,
sceptre, and sword. The Emperor wears a suit of armour 
of around 1500, probably by Lorenz Helmschmied of Augs-
burg, Germany. Through the window: hunting chamois     
Wood, 77 x 45,5 cm, Inv. 2599
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Emperor Maximilian I, son of Friedrich III, with crown, sceptre, and sword. The...

Marie de Bourgogne, (1457-1482), first wife of Emperor 
Maximilian I. Daughter of Duke Charles le Temeraire    
of Burgundy; mother of Philip the Fair of Castile and  
Margarete of Austria. Dress: green Italian damask with 
pomegranate design. Wood, 75,5 x 54.5 cm, Inv. 4400
#260101 5

Marie de Bourgogne, (1457-1482), first wife of Emperor Maximilian I. Daughter o...

Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510), second wife of Emperor
Maximilian I. Bianca Maria was the ward of her uncle   
Ludovico il Moro of Milan.                             
Wood, 76 x 43.5 cm                                     
Inv. 4404
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Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510), second wife of Emperor Maximilian I. Bianca Mar...