The Sydney Opera House is located at Benilon Point in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia. This comprehensive arts centre, considered the quintessential work of giant sculptural style in the history of modern architecture and a symbolic landmark of Australia, is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Sydney Opera House is not only a temple of Sydney's art and culture but also the soul of the city. Recognized as one of the ten wonders of the world in the 20th century, it is the most recognizable building in Sydney.
Located at Circular Quay on Sydney Harbour, its characteristic sail shape, together with the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a backdrop, stands out against the surrounding scenery. Thousands of visitors come to see this building every day.
Well-equipped and well-used, the Sydney Opera House is a successful venue for music and theatre performances. The huge white shells near the water look like sails on the sea and clusters of flowers in full bloom. Graceful, light, and bright against the blue sky, sea, and green trees, this building has been regarded as a world-class architectural masterpiece in the history books.
The Sydney Opera House is a world-renowned performing arts centre and a landmark of the city of Sydney. The theatre was designed by Danish designer Jørn Usson, and construction work began in 1959, with the official inauguration of the Grand Theatre in 1973.
The building was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 28, 2007.
The entire opera house is divided into three parts: the opera hall, the concert hall, and the Benihana restaurant. The opera hall, concert hall, and lounge are built side by side on a huge granite base, each consisting of four large and imposing shells.
These "shells" are arranged sequentially, the first three cover a, facing the bay hug, and the last one is back to the bay stand, which looks very much like two sets of open-cover upside-down mussels. Different heights of spiked shells, the exterior with a white lattice glaze covered with magnetic.
In the sunlight, from a distance, they resembled two vertical shells, but also two giant white sailboats, floating on the azure sea, thus giving rise to the "sail roof theatre" moniker. The shell-shaped spiked roof was constructed from 2,194 pieces of precast concrete, each weighing 15.3 tons, held together with steel cables and covered with 1.05 million white or cream-coloured tiles on the exterior.
According to the designer in his later years, he got the idea from oranges; those oranges with half of their skin peeled off inspired him. This idea was also carved into a small model and placed in front of the Sydney Opera House for visitors to see the great idea that was sparked by this ordinary thing.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most famous landmarks. This incredible feat of engineering involved almost 53,000 tons of steel to connect Sydney's CBD to its northern suburbs.
Before its construction, Sydney residents wishing to cross the harbour either had to board a ferry or make the kilometre journey across 20 or five separate bridges. Today, pedestrians can cross from Sydney Harbour to each other in 15 minutes.
