Modern Wonders of the World: An Australian city of Sydney

This amazing building is decorated with an Australian city of Sydney in 1973.

Sydney Opera House stands almost in the ocean, is also a unique design perfect acoustics, and is the main attraction of the city.

I wonder where in Australia, the country of kangaroos and eucalyptus trees, this increased interest in opera and classical music?

It all started with the 50's, when visiting a European tour Sydney musicians and singers began to note that in this city interested in classical music is quite high, but this is not a concert hall.

And then it appeared a decision on the establishment of the Sydney Opera. When choosing a construction site, city and state governors, have turned their attention to the rocky peninsula of Bennelong Point, located near the ring embankment. In 1954 he was declared an architectural competition for the construction of the Sydney Opera House building. It was attended by more than two hundred architects from 30 countries worldwide. Australians enjoyed an unusual project Dane Jorn Uottsona,

which had never been to Australia, but inspired by paintings of sailing ships at sea, was able to create such a project, which resembled a sailing regatta, the most suited to the spirit of Sydney and the chosen site for construction. And the construction began in 1959.

But one thing the project on paper, and another - how to build such an unusual structure? Construction was delayed, Uottson looking for solutions to technical problems, but still - still in 1966, he had to leave Australia. Further technical solutions looking for local architects.

And they did it. In 1973 the opening of the Sydney Opera House, attended by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Cost is great and amazing building sidneytsam $ 100 million.