Sydney Opera House description and photos - Australia: Sydney
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Sydney Opera House description and photos - Australia: Sydney. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Sydney Opera House. Photo and descriptionThe Sydney Opera House can, without exaggeration, be called one of the most recognizable buildings in the world - who among us has not seen these sails soaring into the sky, or orange slices growing right out of the waters Sydney Harbor? Opened in 1973 by Queen Elizabeth II herself, today this musical theater is a true symbol of Australia. It is interesting that once on this place on Bennelong Point there was first a fort, and then a tram depot, until in 1958 it was decided to build a theater. History of constructionThe creator of this outstanding buildings of modern architecture became the Danish Jorn Utzon, who received the highest award in the world of architecture for his project - the Pritzker Prize. It was originally assumed that that the construction of the theater will take about 4 years and will cost the Australian government 7 million Australian dollars. However, due to the interior decoration of the premises, it dragged on for as much as 14 years! Accordingly, the construction estimate has also increased - to 102 million Australian dollars. General information about the building of the Sydney Opera HouseThe building of the Sydney Opera House covers an area of 2.2 hectares. Its maximum height is 185 meters, width is 120 meters. The famous theater roof consists of 2,194 sections and weighs over 27 tons! All this seemingly airy structure is held by steel cables with a total length of 350 km. Above the "shells" of the roof are covered with a million tiles of white and matte cream colors, which, under different lighting conditions, create different color schemes. There are 4 scenes inside the building. The Main Concert Hall can accommodate 2,500 people at a time, and the Opera Hall can accommodate 1,500 people. The other two halls are used for theatrical performances. In addition, the building houses a cinema and two restaurants. For almost 40 years of operation, the Sydney Opera House has been visited by more than 40 million people, which is several times more than the population of the whole of Australia. In 2007, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Points of Interest
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