SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE     
AUSTRALIA-  NEW SOUTH WALES - SYDNEY- OPERA HOUSE

• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre
• Construction started 2 March 1959
•  Opening -20 October 1973
•  Opera house formally opened by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia
• Architect - Jorn Utzon
• Architect Jorn Utzon  received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour  for opera house
•  Cost- A$102 million Area-1.8 ha (4.4 acres)
• Dimensions- Height 65 m (213 ft) length 183 m (600 ft) width 120 m (394 ft) 
• Seating capacity- Concert Hall 2,679, Opera Theatre 1,507, Drama Theatre 544,Playhouse 398, The  Studio 400, Utzon  Room 210 =Total 5,738 
• Opera house build with large series of precast concrete shells
• The building also houses a recording studio, cafes, restaurants and bars and retail outlets
• seven million people visiting the Opera House each year  
• Time zone –DST  AEST UTC+10 ,Summer AEDT  UTC+11 
• National language-English 
• Drives on the left 
• Calling  code-+61

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