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The future challenges the landmark faces, including the ambitious goal of full decarbonization and adapting to rising sea ...
It’s been decades since the forecourt steps were pulled up for maintenance, but the essential work has left behind a sorry sight for those hoping to catch a glimpse of the iconic building.
Inaugurated in 1973, the Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and ...
Forty years after the opening of the Sydney Opera House, Robin Larsen looks at the ideas that likely influenced the iconic building and why, despite its massive commercial success, it remains a ...
Sydney Opera House is ranked #2 out of 20 things to do in Sydney. See pictures and our review of Sydney Opera House.
Jørn Utzon, whose name is bound to his greatest, and perhaps one of the world's best-known post-World War II pieces of architecture, the Sydney Opera House, died in his sleep aged 90 on Saturday ...
Conditions were blustery in Sydney during the Opera House opening ceremony in 1973.(ABC News)After construction began in 1959, involving more than 10,000 workers at a final cost of $7 million, the ...
On October 20, 1973 — exactly 50 years ago this Friday — the Sydney Opera House was opened to great fanfare by the late Queen Elizabeth II. Completed a decade late and vastly over-budget, the ...