Which Paris opera house now stands near the former Bastille site?

The Paris opera house that stands near the former Bastille site is the Opéra Bastille.

The modern theatre occupies Place de la Bastille in Paris's 12th arrondissement, close to where the medieval fortress once stood. The Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789 and demolished soon afterward; the site later became a major public square and transport hub.

The opera house was commissioned during François Mitterrand's presidency as part of his Grands Travaux, a programme of major cultural and architectural projects. Uruguayan-Canadian architect Carlos Ott won the international design competition, and construction began in 1984 after the former Bastille railway station was demolished.

The Opéra Bastille is often confused with the Palais Garnier, Paris's older and more ornate opera house. Both belong to the Paris National Opera, but the Bastille venue was designed for large-scale modern productions and opened in 1989. Regular opera performances began there in 1990 with Berlioz's Les Troyens.