Sydney Opera House
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The Opera House is without doubt Sydney's principal tourist attraction. The situation is magnificent, and the Opera House itself is breathtaking with its complex of roofs shaped like huge shells or billowing sails. It is surrounded on three sides by water and on the fourth by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Bennelong Point, the site selected by the government in 1957 for a cultural center, bears the name of an Aborigine who traveled to Britain with Governor Arthur Phillip in 1792 and was wondered at as a noble savage but returned to Sydney in 1795, drink-sodden and rootless. An international competition for the design of the Opera House was won by a Danish architect, Jørn Utzon. From the outset there were controversies and technical problems;
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Hobbies & Activities category: Cinema, film festival; Garden or botanic display; Library; Opera house or company; Theatrical hall or company
Tours available between listed hours.
Show times may vary. Tickets for shows should be booked well in advance.
Show times may vary. Tickets for shows should be booked well in advance.
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
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