The Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is an iconic and marveling piece of architecture. It has become a symbol for Australia known throughout the world. The plan to build the opera house started in the 1940s.A man named Eugene Goossens wanted an appropriate place for large production to be held. By 1954 he gained the support of the prime minster at the time which was Joseph Cahill. In 1956 Joseph declared an international competition for the design of an opera house. In January 1957 a Danish architect named Jorn Utzon was announced the winner. His design was inspired by the sails of ships and the wings of seagulls. In the begging the project was scheduled to be completed in four years.

Its construction started in March 2, 1959 by a Danish architect named Jorn Utzon. The opera house was built in parts. Firstly the podium was built but a problem did come up during its construction. The problem was that the columns of the podium had to be rebuilt because they were not strong enough to support the roof. Secondly, the team in charge of designing looked for many different ways to form the roof. The roof was completed in 1963. Lastly, the interior was done and the whole thing was completed in 1973. And was opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The whole project ended taking up 14 years to complete and it cost a total of AUS $102 million.

Today, it’s a one of the most famous landmarks in Australia.It is admired and treasured not only by the people of Australia but the whole world.Its patterned tiles shine in the sunlight and glow at night.The opera house has five theatres , two main halls and about 1000 rooms in total. The grand organ is located in the concert hall.It has more than 10,000 pipes making it one of the largest organs in the world. Performances are the held there often and sometimes there even given on the stairs that do to the main part of the opera house.