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Sydney Opera House. By: Karen Wong. Opera House is a symbol of Sydney, Australia. It is one of the greatest iconic buildings of the 20 th century It is located on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and, neighboured by the Royal Botanic Gardens. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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By: Karen Wong
*Sydney Opera House
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*Introduction*Opera House is a symbol of Sydney,
Australia.*It is one of the greatest iconic buildings of
the 20th century *It is located on Bennelong Point in Sydney
Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and, neighboured by the Royal Botanic Gardens.
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*Who was the designer ?
*The designer was Danish architect Jorn Utzon.*In 1957 he
unexpectedly won the competition to design the Sydney Opera House.*His design of the Opera
House was fourteen “shells”.
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* When was the Opera House built?
*It began in March 1959, the project was built in three stages.* Stage I (1959–1963)
consisted of building the upper podium.* Stage II (1963–1967)
saw the construction of the outer shells.* Stage III (1967–1973)
consisted of the interior design and construction.
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* When was the Opera House Opened?
*It was opened on 20 October 1973.*The opening ceremony
was by Elisabeth II, Queen.*Unfortunately the
architect Jorn Utzon wasn’t invited to the ceremony and he never saw the completed Opera House.
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*How much did it cost ?
*Completed in 1973, the cost was $102 million.*The original cost estimate in 1957 was $7
million and the completion date was in 1963 in Australia Day.*But the cost was over by more than
fourteen time and the completed ten years late.
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*The Performance Venues*The Concert Hall, Opera Theatre, Drama
Theatre,*Playhouse, Utzon Room, Forecourt.*Other Facilities such as studio, cafes,
restaurants, bar and retail outlets.The daily guided tours are available to the public.
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*Bibliography
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House*http://
www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/house_history_landing.aspx*http://
www.start-a-new-life-in-australia.com/sydney-opera-house-facts.html