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Bill Montei

@billmontei.bsky.social

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · yesterday

Berlin #UrbanGaze #HumansofBluesky #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 3d ago

London Golden Hour #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 5d ago

California Dreamin’ #Stunday #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 5d ago

Brooklyn Dawn #Stunday #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 6d ago

North Pacific #Stunday #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 6d ago

Blue Lagoon, Iceland #Water #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 6d ago

Watson Lake, Arizona - Still #Water #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 6d ago

New Zealand #Water #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 7d ago

Mermaid Under #Water #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · last wk.

Sydney #Scape #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · last wk.

Ravenna, Italy #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · last wk.

Spanish Steps, Rome #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · last wk.

Uchisar,Turkey #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · last wk.

Palais Garnier, Paris #photography

The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house in Paris, France. Built between 1861 and 1875 for the Paris Opera at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III, it was designed by the architect Charles Garnier. The building is renowned for its opulent Napoleon III style, featuring a grand staircase, a massive bronze and crystal chandelier, and a ceiling painted by Marc Chagall. It is perhaps most famous worldwide as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel, The Phantom of the Opera.
Architecture and Design
The Palais Garnier is considered a masterpiece of the Second Empire style, blending elements from the Baroque, classicism, and Renaissance architecture. Charles Garnier used seventeen different kinds of material for the facade, including multicolored marble, stone, and gilded bronze.
The interior is equally spectacular, featuring:
The Grand Staircase A sweeping double staircase made of white marble with a balustrade of red and green marble.
The Auditorium A traditional Italian horseshoe-shaped hall that can accommodate nearly 2,000 people, famous for its red velvet seats and massive seven-ton chandelier.
The Grand Foyer A lavish hall reminiscent of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, designed for spectators to stroll through during intermissions.
History and Legacy
The opera house was the primary home of the Paris Opera and the Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the new Opéra Bastille opened. Today, the Palais Garnier is used mainly for ballet performances. It has been a designated French historic monument since 1923.

Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ålesund, Norway 🇳🇴 #StunDay #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ka’anapali, Maui #Stunday #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

St. Peter’s Basilica #photography #Big #BlueSkyArtShow

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Notre-Dame de Strasbourg #Big #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

The majestic Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg in France, a masterwork of late Gothic architecture built with distinctive pink Vosges sandstone.

Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Helsinki, Finland #photography #Big #BlueSkyArtShow

Ravintola Nokka, Helsinki, Finland, featuring a massive vintage ship propeller and anchor mounted on its 19th-century red brick warehouse wall

Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Viña Del Mar, Chile #Scape #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Valparaiso, Chile #Scape #photography

The building is famous for its bold blend of architectural eras—a 1920s neoclassical base integrated with a reflective blue-glass tower added during a modern expansion in the late 1980s.

Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Rome #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

Rome #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #photography

The Scalinata dei Borgia
(Borgia Staircase) in Rome, Italy,
a historic 15th-century stone stairway featuring an archway, ivy-covered walls, and a musician carrying a red accordion on his back.

Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 2w ago

The London Eye at Dawn #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 3w ago

California Dreamin #photography #StunDay

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 3w ago

Ålesund, Norway #Glass #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 3w ago

Harpa, Reykjavik #Glass #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 3w ago

Mediterranean Sea #scape #photography

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 3w ago

Waipiʻo Valley, Hawaii #Scape #photography

Historically known as the "Valley of the Kings" and home to Hawaiian royalty such as Kamehameha I.

Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 3w ago

Munich Life #UrbanGaze #HumansofBlueSky #photography

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