Sights2see.com

Sydney Opera House

Contributed by: 
VM
05-10-2017
Rating
Outstanding
Excellent
Very good
1
Good
Fair

Ranked #11 of 20 in Australia

Ranked #5 of 9 in New South Wales

Ranked #1 of 3 in Sydney

No video yet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sydney Opera House at dusk.jpg

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings.

Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government's decision to build Utzon's design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and scheduling overruns as well as the architect's ultimate resignation.

The building and its surrounds occupy the whole of Bennelong Point on Sydney Harbour, between Sydney Cove and Farm Cove, adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, and close by the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Though its name suggests a single venue, the building comprises multiple performance venues which together are among the busiest[citation needed] performing arts centres – hosting well over 1,500 performances annually, attended by more than 1.2 million people. Performances are presented by numerous performing artists, including four resident companies: Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, more than eight million people visit the site annually, and approximately 350,000 visitors take a guided tour of the...

Read more at Wikipedia
Reviews (0)
Information missing or incorrect? Please let us know
Klook.com
Attractions which are close by:

1 km / 1 mi

images images images

2 km / 1 mi

images images images

80 km / 49 mi

images images images images

84 km / 52 mi

images images images

85 km / 53 mi

images images images images

86 km / 53 mi

images images images images