Sydney Opera House

Opera house

Jørn Utzon's Sydney landmark.

Positions
1957
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1966

Sydney Opera House

by Laila Ellmoos, 2008

 

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Sydney's most iconic building grew out of a campaign by Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, for a large venue to be built. Three decades later, after conflict and drama with the architect Jørn Utzon, and long delays, the Opera House opened on Bennelong Point.
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