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塞纳河的右岸矗立着几座宏伟的奥斯曼式建筑,那是几个古老银行的总部,它们环卫着一座金雕绿顶的宫殿,这就是巴黎歌剧院(Opéra Garnier)。为什么歌剧院周围都是银行?这样的布局是巧合吗?几个世纪前,巴黎歌剧院是法国上层社会的社交中心。剧院广场上每逢演出总是停满了马车,从车里走下珠光宝气的贵妇,拖着长裙走入观众席。实际上,十几分钟前她们刚从隔壁银行的地下保险库取出寄存的珠宝。这些价值连城的珠宝在佩戴者看完演出后又会被送回银行寄存,就这样年复一年平安无事。这便是歌剧院被银行包围的原因。但1876年的一天,贵妇们在歌
On the right bank of the Seine stands magnificent Ottoman architecture, the headquarters of several ancient banks, which encircle the palace of the Golden Eagle with its green roof, the Opéra Garnier. Why is the bank surrounded by the opera house? Is this a coincidence? The Paris Opera House was centuries ago a social center for the upper class in France. Every time the show on the theater square is always full of wagons, from the car down the jewel of the lady, dragging the skirt into the auditorium. In fact, ten minutes ago they had just taken out the stored jewelery from the underground bank’s next-door bank vault. These value-for-money jewelry will be sent back to the bank after the wearer has watched the show, so it will be safe from year to year. This is why the opera house is surrounded by banks. But on the day of 1876, the ladies were singing