| no less than a “wonder of the word”. The | | | | graceful piece of urban sculpture in patterned tiles, |
| hustling and bustling metropolis Sydney seems | | | | glistening in the sunlight and invitingly aglow at |
| uncompleted without it. It is the Opera that | | | | night, the one of its kind Sydney Opera House. |
| brought the city in lime light through out the world. | | | | The Sydney Opera House comprises three |
| This summer, visit Sydney and get amazed by | | | | groups of interlocking vaulted ‘shells' which |
| the “one of its kind” Opera House. | | | | roof two main performance halls and a restaurant. |
| Tourism in Australia is increasing in leaps and | | | | These shell-structures are set upon a vast |
| bonds. Every day, there are more and more | | | | platform and are surrounded by terrace areas |
| flights to Australia with almost all top airlines of | | | | that function as pedestrian concourses. |
| the world. Not just that but there are a number | | | | Started in 1957 and Inaugurated in 1973, Sydney |
| of indirect flights to Sydney too, that involve | | | | Opera House has earned a reputation as a |
| connections via other countries and if you have a | | | | world-class performing arts centre and become a |
| visa for them, you can double the fun of your | | | | symbol of both Sydney and the Australian nation, |
| holiday by stopping for a couple of nights. But, on | | | | in a very short time. It is equally admired |
| the other hand, who can wait to see the glittering, | | | | internationally and proudly treasured by the people |
| gorgeous Sydney for this long! For details on | | | | of Australia. |
| cheap flights to Sydney visit Travelhouseuk. | | | | The Sydney Opera House is a great architectural |
| The amazing Sydney Opera House is built with | | | | work of the 20th century that brings together |
| the purpose to act as a multi-venue performing | | | | multiple strands of creativity and innovation in |
| arts centre. Located on the Bennelong Point in | | | | both architectural form and structural design. In |
| Sydney, New South Wales; the prefect location in | | | | 1957, a radically new approach to construction |
| the heart of the city while rimming along the | | | | was marked when the project of the Sydney |
| bank, makes it an a living form of art itself. A | | | | Opera House was awarded by an international |
| great urban sculpture set in a remarkable | | | | jury to Danish architect Jørn Utzon. The genius |
| waterscape, at the tip of a peninsula projecting | | | | died in Copenhagen in November 2008 at the |
| into Sydney Harbor, the building has had an | | | | aged 90 but his masterpiece has kept him alive |
| enduring influence on architecture. | | | | for decades and decades to come. |
| Sydney Opera house was designed by a young | | | | In 2003, John Utzon received the Pritzker Prize, |
| architect from Denmark Mr. Jørn Utzon. Utzon, | | | | architecture's highest honor. The citation stated: |
| was a master, a genius of late modern | | | | “There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera |
| architecture. He understood and recognized the | | | | House is his masterpiece. It is one of the great |
| potential provided by the site against the stunning | | | | iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of |
| backdrop of Sydney Harbor, a perfect stretch of | | | | great beauty that has become known throughout |
| land for a perfect modern world masterpiece. | | | | the world – a symbol for not only a city, but |
| John Utzon bestowed Australia with a challenging, | | | | a whole country and continent. |