Sydney Opera House

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.