Wednesday 22 May 2013

Sydney Australia


Sydney is the most popular city in Australia. It situated on the South East coast. It is a very popular area for the visitors. The most favorable place for the visitor in Australia is the Opera House, The Sydney Harbor Bridge, Great Barrier Reef, Tasmania, Melbourne, Barossa, Uluru, Daintree Rain Forest and Cape Tribulation etc. Sydney is the first choice for the visitors in Australia. It is a mentionable city among the world famous city. The main attraction in this city is the Opera House. It is said that it is an enormous Architectural beauty and locality is Sydney. Sydney Opera House is easily accessed on Bennelong Point, Sydney Harbour and has become one of the classic symbols of Australia.  This building was approved by the administration of South Wales in 1954. In 1959 the founding work was started. The inauguration of the building happened 16 years later in 1973. The name of the architect of this house is Jorn Utzon. He described the Opera House as “a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent.” Jorn Utzon was a Danish architect. The full name of Jorn Utzon is Jorn Oberg Utzon. Jorn Utzon’s creation opera house has taken a place among the worlds fascinated architectural beauty in the world. It was unveiled with a mind-blowing event. There is a gloomy part in the history of its creation that is the thing with its creator. He is the tragic hero in the history of Australia. Jorn Utzon was dead with a heavy pain. He never seen his own creation and never touched his own creation. He was died in a long distance from his own creation.  In 1973 Australia was forgot about thirty years the creator of opera house. In 1996 for the reconstruction of opera house the authority communicated with him. That time he was in 67 years. He informed the authority that he will do the needed thing from Denmark but he will never go there. In 29 November 2008 he was died in Denmark.  After his died the government of Australia announced him a hero in 25 march of 2009 the whole Australia was mourned for him and honored. It is truly a cosmopolitan for the gathering of the people from different people. This is the initial history of this place. Now we will go for the mind-blowing parts of this city……………. 

The sunset shine fall on the Opera house and it glitter as like a peace of diamond. It is therefore not surprising that in 2007 UNESCO nominated the Sydney Opera House as a World Heritage Site.The main art is hidden in the art of its architectural beauty. In addition to its great value as a modern architectural achievement, the Sydney Opera House has great significance as a multi-venue centre of performing arts. The Sydney Opera House looks perhaps even more impressive when seen at the nighttime. In fact, about 1200000 people attend the Opera House each year as they come to enjoy one of the over 1500 performances that take place there every year. The largest facility of the Sydney Opera House is the Concert Hall, which is considered the home venue of the famous Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It can host 2679 people at once. The Opera Theatre is also a very impressive venue with 1507 seats. The Australian Ballet and Opera Australia perform in this venue. The smaller facilities include the Drama Theatre, the Playhouse, the Studio, the Utzon Room, and the Forecourt. In addition to enjoying the performing arts and taking some photographs or buying some souvenirs, the visitors may enjoy the guided tours that enable them to explore the building in detail and to discover the fascinating stories that are associated with the past and the present of this magnificent place. The Opera House also has restaurants and bars that will play their role in enhancing the Opera House experience by enabling the visitor to enjoy great tastes in addition to the sounds and sights of premier quality performing arts. The two icons in Australia are Opera House and The Sydney Harbor Bridge. It is a very different and amazing feeling to see another standing on the top of one. The Sydney Harbor Bridge is about 130 miters high from the land. The Opera House consists of one concert hall, two theatres, a playhouse, a studio, the Utzon room and the Forecourt as well as a restaurant, a cafĂ© and a bar. Tours are given daily between 9am and 5pm. Sydney Harbour Bridge spans the central business unit of Sydney and the North Shore. It’s an impressive steel arch structure nicknamed ‘The Coathanger’ and was designed and built in Northumberland! It carries 7 lanes of traffic, 2 railway tracks, 1 footpath and 1 cycle lane. Whilst you can drive across the bridge, there is a toll so beware! However what better way to see the bridge up close and personal than by walking across it? Signs direct pedestrians to a flight of steps on which the bridge can be accessed, there is also a lift.



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