Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux
Louis later designed the galleries surrounding, the gardens of the Palais Royal, and the Théâtre Français in Paris.The Grand Theatre of Bordeaux was conceived as a temple of the Arts and Light, with a neo-classical facade.It has a portico of 12 Corinthian style colossal columns which support an entablature on which stand 12 statues that represent the nine Muses and three goddesses (Juno, Venus and Minerva).The late scene shows a woman, allegory of Bordeaux, protected by Hermes and Athena, and in the foreground, three wealth of the city : the wine, the sea trade and the slave.The Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is one of the oldest wooden frame opera houses in Europe not to have burnt or required rebuilding.