The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, opening in 1973 after a long gestation that had begun with his competition-winning design in 1957. Joseph Cahill’s New South Wales Government gave the go-ahead for work to begin in 1958. The government’s bold decision to select Utzon’s design is often overshadowed by the scandal that followed.The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.It is one of the 20th century’s most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world.
The Sydney Opera House is on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district (the CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbour (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove) and inland by the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Contrary to its name, the building houses multiple performance venues. The Sydney Opera House is among the busiest performing arts centres in the world, hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people. It provides a venue for many performing-arts companies, including the four key resident companies Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and presents a wide range of productions on its own account. It is also one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, with more than seven million people visiting the site each year, 300,000 of whom take a guided tour.
Thank you, Cristi, for all the wonders of our beautiful world that you share with me. Sending blessings for a wonderfully peace-full and joy-filled Christmastime.
I agree with Lizzie Joy!!!
Thank you Lizzie and Rebecca !! I wish you and your family a Happy New Year and a wonderful Christmas !!!
The Opera House is a stunning building and a wonderful venue for performances. I had the privilege of seeing a fabulous performance of Don Giovanni there several years ago while visiting Sydney. It is an experience I will always remember.
As the posters above said, Cristi, it’s wonderful that you bring so many interesting, beautiful, fascinating places in the world to our attention. Thank you for your wonderful blog. Merry Christmas!
Don Giovanni on Opera House in Sydney ? Wonderful, i wish i can visit one day…
Donna, thank you again for everything and i wish you a Merry Christmas !!
Suuuuuperb!
Pana nu o vad, nu cred…..e prea frumoasa.
So… wish list?
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E prea lung wish list-ul meu asa ca, astept sa vad unde ma va duce vantul…:)
Ei, cu puțin noroc, poate va bate vântul și spre Sydney…
Am supravietuit noi sfarsitului lumii, asa ca acum pot sa sper linistit…:-P
Beautiful shot!!!
Beautiful building !!
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