Tag 40 - Sydney Opera House

Tag 40 - 29.92013 - Das Sydney Opera House ist eines der markanten und berühmten Gebäude des 20. Jahrhunderts und das Wahrzeichen von Sydney. Es geht auf den Entwurf des dänischen Architekten und Pritzker-Architektur-Preisträgers Jørn Utzon zurück.
Das Sydney Opera House ist am 12. Juli 2005 in die Australian National Heritage List und am 28. Juni 2007 in die Liste des UNESCO-Welterbes eingetragen worden. Dänemark sieht das Opernhaus heute als Bestandteil seines kulturellen Erbes an und hat es in Dänemarks Kulturkanon 2006 aufgenommen.

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia. Situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the facility is adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, between Sydney and Farm Coves.
Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the facility formally opened on 20 October 1973, by Queen Elizabeth II, with members of the British Royal family in attendance after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government's decision to build Utzon's design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and scheduling overruns as well as the architect's ultimate resignation Quelle: Wikipedia