Sydney Residences

The Sydney Opera House. Along with the Harbor Bridge the Sydney Opera House is one the most famous buildings in the city. It's so-called 'the visiting card of Sydney'. The Opera House was projected by the well-known architect Jorn Utzon, who in 1957 won the international competition for the right to create the Sydney Opera House. The building works started on May 2, 1959. In 1973 everything was finished and the Opera House was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II. Despite the fact that the contract with the architect was broken, Jorn Utzon was at the presentation of this really amazing building.

This marvelous construction cost the government 105 million Australian dollars instead of planned 7 million. The complex consists of very different hall: concert hall (2700 seats) with the organ, the drama theatre (550 seats) and the chamber music hall (420 seats). Every day 15-minute excursions are organized there.
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