A walking tour of the Sydney Opera House
Looking back from the entrance
Main entrance hall
View through the windows
Orchestra theatre. The building is called the Sydney Opera House, but the bigger of the two theatres is designed for symphony orchestra only. According to the story, it was a political decision, not a design decision.
Between the two theatres
Closeup of the tiles
Reinforced concrete that holds it all up
Joan Sutherland is the namesake of the Joan Sutherland Theatre, home of Opera Australia.
Smaller opera theatre. Interesting factoid: because the two theatres are side by side, sets are brought up by elevator at the rear of the stages, unlike most theatres where they are brought in from stage left or right.
Actors view
Leaving Sydney
A view of the “other side” of the Harbor
The tall building was supposed to be one of a series of identical towers but it was the only one built. Dubbed the Ugliest Building in Sydney.
Luna Park
It was a rainy departure and we were graced with a rainbow to leave by.
House that someone Very Important lives in
Traffic!
Last Views of Sydney
Land’s End
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Sydney, Australia
02/23/24
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