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In 1982, French President Mitterand declared that the site of the notorious Bastille prison would be transformed into an ultra-modern opera "for the people", awarding the project to a Canadian architect.
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Building Bastille: The Tangled and Improbable Story of the Opera Bastille
In 1982, French President Mitterand declared that the site of the notorious Bastille prison would be transformed into an ultra-modern opera "for the people", awarding the project to a Canadian architect.
Watch a preview of Building Bastille: The Tangled and Improbable Story of the Opera Bastille.