Sydney Opera House

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE is considered as one of the wonders of the world. OPERA HOUSE is the most popular icon of Sydney with tourists visiting from all over the world. It is the cultural centre of Sydney. The opera house situated on Sydney harbor at Bennelong point, Australia. It was build by Danish architect, JORN UTZON and he received Pritzker prize in 2003. It was opened by queen Elizabeth II on 20 october 1973.It is one of the great building of the 20^th century.

Opera house is surrounded on three sides of the harbor (Sydney cove,  Farm cove and Royal botanic gardens). The building covers 1.8 hectares of land, and is 120 meters  wide and 180 meters long at its widest point. Its power supply is equivalent to that of town people (25,000), and is distributed by 645 kilometers of electrical cable. It opened with an opera theatre, concert hall, recital hall and drama theatre. It also contains bars and restaurants. A fifth theatre was also added to it. Opera house contains 1000 rooms. It conducts 3000 events per year.

.The concert hall contain 2679 seats, is the home of the Sydney symphony and it is by other concert presenters. It contains the Sydney opera house grand organ with 10,000 pipes.

.The opera theatre is a proscenium theater contains 1507 seats, is the Sydney home of Australian ballet and the opera Australia.

.The drama theater contains 544 seats is used by the Sydney theater company and theatrical  presenters.

It also contains five restaurants, a recording studio, four souvenir shops and a guided tour operation.