Le Peletier: history and sights
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
Serves the site of the former Opéra Le Peletier, where Emperor Napoleon III narrowly survived an assassination attempt in 1858, hastening the construction of the Palais Garnier.
Anecdote
The 1858 attack on Napoleon III killed several people and prompted the construction of a safer new opera house, today's Palais Garnier.
Around Le Peletier
- Musée Grévin, 350 m away — A wax museum founded in 1882, featuring life-size figures of celebrities.
- Folies Bergère, 550 m away — A famous Parisian music hall opened in 1869, a hotspot for cabaret and revue shows for over a century.
- Grands Boulevards, 450 m away — A lively district of theatres and historic cinemas, the heart of 19th-century Parisian nightlife.
- Grande Synagogue de la Victoire, 240 m away — The largest synagogue in Paris, inaugurated in 1874 in a Romanesque-Byzantine style. Captain Dreyfus was married here a few years before the Affair bearing his name broke out.