| North-central Paris consists of four bustling | | | | its stage accommodates 450 artists. Visit this |
| arrondissements, the ninth to the twelfth. We | | | | splendid building with its statues and busts of |
| start in the ninth and work our way east. The | | | | famous composers. It inspired the French novel |
| Olympia is Paris's oldest music hall and one of the | | | | The Phantom of the Opera and the famous |
| best known on earth. Famous Olympia | | | | Broadway musical. Department store fans will |
| performers include Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and | | | | appreciate the Nineteenth Century Galeries |
| Jeff Buckley. The nearby mid-Nineteenth Century | | | | Lafayette with its beautiful Art Nouveau |
| Folies Bergere has hosted the singer-dancer | | | | staircases. Down the street is the Printemps with |
| Josephine Baker and Maurice Chevalier. The | | | | a great Art Deco stained-glass cupola. |
| Neo-Baroque Paris Opera seats 2200 opera fans; | | | | |