Sydney Opera House

City of Sydney, Australia

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Situated on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour at Bennelong Point, the Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre and one of the world's most distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon and completed by an Australian team led by Peter Hall, this expressionist masterpiece of concrete was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973, sixteen years after Utzon won an international design competition in 1957. Standing 67 metres high, the building occupies the whole of Bennelong Point between Sydney Cove and Farm Cove, adjacent to the central business district and Royal Botanic Garden. It hosts over 1,800 performances annually attended by more than 1.4 million people, with resident companies including Opera Australia, the Sydney Theatre Company, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. A major visitor attraction drawing over ten million visitors annually, the building was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 and appears on multiple heritage registers including the National Trust of Australia and the Register of the National Estate.

Architect

Peter Hall Jørn Utzon

Movement

expressionist architecture

Built: 1973
Type: opera house, architectural landmark, historical cultural heritage site
Materials: concrete
Heritage: Royal Australian Institute of Architects register, National Trust of Australia register
Height: 67 m
Place: City of Sydney, Australia

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