London, UK -- (SBWire) -- 03/02/2010 -- Sydney Opera is identity of the 21st century Australia; the new, modern, advanced, cosmopolitan continent, as we know it today. No Doubt, it is a marvelous architecture that is no less than a “wonder of the word”. The hustling and bustling metropolis Sydney seems uncompleted without it. It is the Opera that brought the city in lime light through out the world. This summer, visit Sydney and get amazed by the “one of its kind” Opera House.
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The amazing Sydney Opera House is built with the purpose to act as a multi-venue performing arts centre. Located on the Bennelong Point in Sydney, New South Wales; the prefect location in the heart of the city while rimming along the bank, makes it an a living form of art itself. A great urban sculpture set in a remarkable waterscape, at the tip of a peninsula projecting into Sydney Harbor, the building has had an enduring influence on architecture.
Sydney Opera house was designed by a young architect from Denmark Mr. Jørn Utzon. Utzon, was a master, a genius of late modern architecture. He understood and recognized the potential provided by the site against the stunning backdrop of Sydney Harbor, a perfect stretch of land for a perfect modern world masterpiece. John Utzon bestowed Australia with a challenging, graceful piece of urban sculpture in patterned tiles, glistening in the sunlight and invitingly aglow at night, the one of its kind Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House comprises three groups of interlocking vaulted ‘shells’ which roof two main performance halls and a restaurant. These shell-structures are set upon a vast platform and are surrounded by terrace areas that function as pedestrian concourses.
Started in 1957 and Inaugurated in 1973, Sydney Opera House has earned a reputation as a world-class performing arts centre and become a symbol of both Sydney and the Australian nation, in a very short time. It is equally admired internationally and proudly treasured by the people of Australia.
The Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and structural design. In 1957, a radically new approach to construction was marked when the project of the Sydney Opera House was awarded by an international jury to Danish architect Jørn Utzon. The genius died in Copenhagen in November 2008 at the aged 90 but his masterpiece has kept him alive for decades and decades to come.
In 2003, John Utzon received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor. The citation stated:
“There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece. It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent. ”
Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.
Sydney Opera – The Wonder of Architecture