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Australias Very Own Sydney Opera House: Interesting Facts

The Sydney Opera House is the pride of Sydney and the whole of Australia as this

famous landmark is renowned around the world. Aside from its enormous nature,

the astounding architectural design has brought prestige to the opera house.

Every year, it welcomes an approimate number of !." million visitors. Along with

the celebration of its #$th year, let%s unveil some interesting facts about the

beginnings and milestones of the Sydney Opera House.

&. The original estimate cost to build the opera house was only '( million. )ut, the

final cost laid up to a whopping '&$" million.

". There are "** designs capitulated for the Opera House design competition held in

&+-.

*. any painters Perth were inspired by the designs of /0rn 1t2on who was

announced as champion in the competition. He won the competition pri2e of 3$$$for his design.

#. The Sydney Opera House was the first to use computeri2ed structural analysis.

The design had &" iterations for the concrete shell%s alone. 4obody knew if it was

another engineer or 1t2on himself who pro5ected the solution.

. The funds of the opera house were largely financed by a State 6ottery.

-. Originally, the estimated completion of the opera house was four years, yet it

took seven years to finish the structure. ore so, the overall completion of the

opera house was a total of &( years.

(. The building construction commenced in &++ where over &$,$$$ construction

workers were employed for the pro5ect.

!. The opera house has a total measure of &!( metres length and && metres wide.

+. Sydney Opera House was opened to the public in October "$, &+(* which was

spearheaded by 7ueen Eli2abeth 88.

&$. Her a5esty 7ueen Eli2abeth 88 has visited the Sydney Opera House five times.

&&. 8n &+-$, 9aul :obeson was the very first artist to perform in the opera house. Heclimbed the scaffolding and sang the Old Man River to the &$,$$$ construction

workers during their lunch.

&". There are a total of ",-(+ seats in the ;oncert Hall alone, which is the largest

part venue of the opera house.

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&*. A total of seven performance venues are found in the opera house < the ;oncert

Hall, the 9layhouse, the Opera theatre, the =rama theatre, the Studio, the >orecourt

and the 1t2on :oom.

. 8n &+!$, Arnold Schwar2enegger won his final r. Olympia body building title in

the ;oncert Hall.

&. The ?rand Organ placed in the ;oncert Hall was the largest mechanical organ in

the world. 8t took &$ years to complete the ?rand Organ which has a total of &$,

pipes.

&-. Annually, &,$$ light bulbs are replaced in the opera house.

&(. Sydney Opera House was open to the public *-* days a year. 8t was closed only

during ;hristmas and ?ood >riday.

&!. The studio is a licensed venue and thus allows patrons to bring alcohol into the

theatre.

&+. The biggest crowd ever attended a performance in the Sydney Opera House was

in &++-.8t was during the Farewell to the World concert of the band Crowded House,

which was televised around the world.

"$. A crime novel, Helga%s @eb, by /on ;leary, was set at Sydney Opera House.

6ater, the novel was filmed entitled Scobie Malone, starring /ack Thompson.

As Sydney Opera House ages, the enchanting beauty will never fade as it continues

to astonish visitors worldwide. Surrounded by the blue waters of the Sydney

Harbour, the opera house remains as one of the most pictured spots around theglobe.

Having the famous Sydney Opera House, Australia is indeed, a true home of artists

and Perth House Paintersfully agrees to it.

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