Sydney Opera House and Other Famous Landmarks

Sydney is Australia's largest metropolitan city andorganized climbs that allow adventure-seeking
one of the most popular tourist destinations in thetourists to scale the southern half of the bridge.
country, for reasons that include its pleasantThere are both day and night tours available, and
climate, multicultural heritage, and iconic landmarks.climbers are supplied with all necessary equipment
Three million tourists visit Sydney each year toand briefed before setting off on this
surf its legendary beaches and visit famousthree-and-a-half-hour journey. There is also an
attractions like the Sydney Opera House, Sydneyalternative climb that takes climbers up the lower
Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower, and the Queenchord of the bridge, allowing them to observe the
Victoria Building.internal structure.
Sydney Opera HouseSydney Tower
The iconic Sydney Opera House is arguably theAt 1,001 feet tall, Sydney Tower is the tallest
city's most recognizable landmark. Its shell-likestructure in Sydney and the second tallest
architecture is one of the first things that comefreestanding structure in all of Australia. There are
to most people's minds when they think ofthree main sections that are open to public
Sydney. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is oneaccess: the 820-foot high, fully-enclosed
of the most famous performing arts centers inobservation deck and gift shop; the 879-foot,
the world. Sydney Opera House is made up of sixopen-air Sydney Tower Skywalk; and two
smaller venues: Opera Theatre, Concert Hall,revolving restaurants.
Drama Theatre, Playhouse, Studio, and theQueen Victoria Building
award-winning Guillaume Bennelong restaurant. AHistory buffs and shopaholics should include the
seventh space, The Forecourt, hosts freelate-nineteenth-century Queen Victoria Building in
community events and large scale outdoortheir trip to Sydney. This elaborate Romanesque
performances. People visit Sydney Opera HouseRevival building was initially meant to be a grand
to enjoy the modern expressionist design of thisgovernment building, but was instead opened as a
unique architectural masterpiece, and to attend abusiness environment for tradesmen, comprised
performance by one of various companies,of coffee shops, showrooms, and a concert hall.
including the four key residential companies, OperaIt was later used as offices and threatened with
Australia, The Australian Ballet, Sydney Theatredemolition before returning to its original
Company, and Sydney Symphony.incarnation as a shopping center. Today it houses
Sydney Harbour Bridgemainly upscale boutiques and brand-name shops.
Close to Sydney Opera House is the likewiseThe building's ornate Victorian details include a
monumental Sydney Harbour Bridge, which allowscentral dome, stained glass windows, intricate
people to cross Sydney Harbour by train, car, orcolonnades, arches, balustrades, and cupolas.
on foot. The bridge, nicknamed "The Coathanger"There are four main shopping floors and multiple
for its shape, is important to Australian nationalhistorical displays, including two mechanical clocks
pride, as well as tourism. The bridge's southeastthat feature dioramas and moving figures from
pylon serves as a lookout point, and there arevarious historical moments.