When I
visited Australia last month with my mom our first stop was in Sydney (not the
capital of Australia). Although it was not my mom’s first trip she took me to
all the main touristy attractions that I couldn’t miss. Straight off the plane
and we were off to the Opera House.
When visiting
the Sydney Opera House it is hard not to be amazed by the architecture of one
of Sydney’s main tourist spots. The stunning backdrop of the Sydney harbor
graciously welcomed the Opera House, an iconic Sydney site. It took 16 years to
build the Sydney Opera House, from 1957-1973, but was originally predicted to
take 6 years. I was also amazed by the fact that the Opera house was originally
said to cost $7 million and ended up costing $102 million. Jorn Utzon is the
man we can all thank for this amazing architectural donation to society,
although its conception was rather controversial. This particular design was
repeatedly removed from the selected piles of reasonable designs but in the
end, Jorn Utzon finally won. When I visited the Opera House the roofing
enamored me. It can be described as interlocking vaulted shells covered in
1,056,000 glazed white granite tiles all imported from Sweden. I was also
amazed by the fact that the Opera house was originally said to cost $7 million
and ended up costing $102 million.
