Of all the buildings in Australia, one would be expected to know the Sydney Opera House; one of the Australia’s most popular and most photographed structure equivalent to that of the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building. It is the main structure which represents the country like the pyramids of Egypt or the Colosseum in Rome though it has been open on 1973.
The Sydney Opera House has a... Read moreOf all the buildings in Australia, one would be expected to know the Sydney Opera House; one of the Australia’s most popular and most photographed structure equivalent to that of the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building. It is the main structure which represents the country like the pyramids of Egypt or the Colosseum in Rome though it has been open on 1973.
The Sydney Opera House has a dramatic, majestic, and unforgettable view either seen on air or through a ferry. The Sydney Opera House has views of the harbour’s blue waters and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on its horizon.
This well-known icon was designed by Jorn Utzon, a popular Danish architect. The Sydney Opera House’s roof design is reminiscent of a ship at full sail. The NSW Government started an appeal fund in the late 1950s to support the Sydney Opera House construction so they had a contest for people to send designs. The design made by Utzon was chosen but during that era, engineering wasn’t as good as it is now. It was just beyond their capabilities that time that it took two years for Utzon to rework the design.
The problem on the unique design of the sails on the roof was finally solved in 1961. The project however went through cost blow-outs that the NSW Government almost stopped the construction. In 1966, Utzon resigned from the project due to some controversies, criticism and a change of government. The Opera House was then completed by Peter Hall, Lionel Todd, David Littlemore and Ted Farmer, an NSW Government Architect and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973.
In June 2007, the Sydney Opera House was included in the World Heritage List. UNESCO said, “Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century. It represents multiple strands of creativity, both in architectural form and structural design, a great urban sculpture carefully set in a remarkable waterscape and a world famous iconic building.” Collapse
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Sydney icon - must see!
We were twice - it is nice there, but sound was not that good as you expect from Sydney Opera House.
Anyway they have a lot of interesting plays there, so you'll probably find something for you.
And of course outside it is just beautiful! Read moreSydney icon - must see!
We were twice - it is nice there, but sound was not that good as you expect from Sydney Opera House.
Anyway they have a lot of interesting plays there, so you'll probably find something for you.
And of course outside it is just beautiful! Collapse
25 October 2010
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