sydney opera house

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A multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Performing-arts centre on the harbour in Sydney, Australia. Its dynamic, imaginative design, by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon (b. 1918), placed first in a 1956 competition and brought Utzon international fame. Construction posed a variety of problems, many resulting from the bold design, consisting of a series of organic, glittering white shell-shaped roofs. After several years of research, Utzon gave the vaults a more spherical geometry, making them easier and more economical to build. The roofs are made up of precast concrete sections held together by cables. The centre finally opened in 1973
sydney opera house

    Hyphenation

    Syd·ney op·er·a House

    Turkish pronunciation

    sîdni äprı haus

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsədnē ˈäprə ˈhous/ /ˈsɪdniː ˈɑːprə ˈhaʊs/
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