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The Opera House changed Sydney. It provides a focal point and is a world famous building. Incredibly, it was very nearly not built and actually took 14 years to complete, ending up costing more than A$100 million rather than the A$7 million first budgeted. Danish architect Jorn Utzon won the international competition to design it - amazingly, when the building got underway on Bennelong Point (named after the first Aborigine to speak English), Utzon complained that he hadn't finished the design! But its an amazing sight, perched as it is overlooking the Harbour and the Bridge. Its a whole series of concert halls, studio theatres, bars etc and there are many different types of tours, inside and out, that can be undertaken.
There are problems with it though, including the fact that the opera auditorium (and stage) is too small. Leave a Comment Address: Circular Quays
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close and personal by ccvisitLeave a Comment Address: 5-10 min walk from Circular QuayPhone: 61 2 9250 7111Website: www.sydneyoperahouse.com Other Contact: infodesk@sydneyoperahouse.com
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 by kooka3
If you are strapped for time, at least wander around the outside to take a look at the building. If you have an hour or so, take the tour. It's about Aus$8 and it's well worth it. They take you to lots of concert halls and some behind-the-scene places while they give you the history of it.
Another great thing to do is to stop at a cafe near the opera house. Have a coffee or a snack, and bask in people watching as you overlook the most famous harbour in the world! There's nothing like sitting out in the sun and having coffee in view of the opera house and the Bridge. :) Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it.
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No trip to Sydney is complete without a trip to the Opera house. We took a guided tour of John Utzon's masterpiece. The tour left every 30 minutes and lasted for 1 hour. The tour went to the two main concert halls, plus one of the smaller theaters. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, and was able to answer all our questions.
$26 per adult
$23 per adult if booked online
If you book online for an early tour (9 am, 9:30 am and 10 am), the price goes down to $16
There is also a box office right at the Opera House, so you can book operas and concerts for after the tour. There are 3 different operas a week plus plays and other events.
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You should have a close look at the Sydney Opera House...it looks very different up close... Leave a Comment Phone: 02 92507111Website: sydneyoperahouse.com
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 Sydney Opera House by mario_spring_83
As recently i've read something about its history i'm going to tell about it:
The Sydney Opera House was planned and builded between the 50's and the 60's of last century after the requests of Sir Eugene Goossens, director of the synfonic orchestra of sydney, to realize a new auditorium for concerts.
The Opera House offered as well to Sydney the possibility to compete with Melbourne that, at that time, was the most important city in australia ( in fact the olympic games in 1956 were in Melbourne).
So the decision of making something of special was taken and, among lots of architect who presented their ideas on the contruction of the new Opera House, the winner, nominated by an american architect of Finnish origins, Eero Saarinen, was the Danish architecht Jorn Utzon.
He presented the new Opera house and, though it was a very difficult thing, after 10 -11 years the Sydney Opera House that we know nowadays was ready to host the most important concerts in Australia. Leave a Comment Directions: Close to Circular Quay.....you can't miss it
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