3. Sydney opera house is located in
Sydney, Australia.
Opera house represents Australia.
One of the most famous place for performing
arts in the world.
It cost $102 million to build the Sydney opera
house.
Over 3000 events each year take place.
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4. HISTORY
It took 7 years to build the model of the
opera house and 17 years to complete the
actual building.
Sydney opera house was opened to the
general public by queen Elizabeth ii, on
October 20, 1973.
The Sydney opera house was included in the
national heritage list in 2005.
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6. THE ARCHITECTURE
Is 185 meter's long and 120 meter's wide.
The Sydney opera house height is 65m.
Some of the roof sections weigh up to 15 tons.
Has over 1 million tiles on the roof.
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7. DESIGNER
The Sydney Opera House Designer was Jorn
Utzon, a man who was NOT Australian.
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15. o The First Opera Performed Was War And Peace
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16. The Sydney Opera House was built due to the demand for a
bigger theatrical space in Sydney.
In an average year, the Sydney Opera House presents
theatre, musicals, opera, contemporary dance, ballet, every
form of music from symphony concerts as well as exhibitions
and films.
It averages around 3,000 events each year with audiences
totaling up to two million.
The Opera House operates 24 hours a day, every day of the
year except Christmas Day and Good Friday.
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