Wednesday 11 October 2017

Sydney Opera House

A yacht makes its way past the Sydney Opera House, viewed across Sydney Harbour from the north shore suburb of Kirribilli. The Horizon Apartments building in the distance, dominates the sky behind the Royal Botanic Gardens at Farm Cove. This heritage listed building was designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon and opened in 1973 as a multi-venue performing arts centre.

17 comments:

  1. Such a lovely structure.
    Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/10/beauty-on-wing.html

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  2. Nice shot, Jim.
    Thanks for joining the Travel Tuesday meme.

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  3. It is a dream to see this in real some day.
    Happy ODW!

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  4. I'll bet you have hundreds of photos of this gorgeous structure. When I think of Sydney, this is what comes to mind. A gorgeous photo!

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    1. And I've shared quite a few on this blog, Lowell. Click on the tag to see a lot more.

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  5. I always love seeing this beautiful building.

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  6. Als always a fabulous view and then to think that Sidney kicked the architect out of the country with a big quarrel during the building process.

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  7. Hello, it a beautiful view of the Opera House and Sydney. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!

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  8. A fantastic view and not one you see often.

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  9. Makes me think of baby birds waiting to be fed...

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  10. I remember a lot of discussion about the design of this structure when it first opened. It was costly, and behind schedule. That is true of many a ground-breaking design that will stand the test of time. Have a blessed week-end.

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    1. It certainly was controversial and unfortunately they did not follow the architect's plans for the interior and they and are still debating today whether it's worth spending millions of dollars to change it to that design.

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  11. Every time this is a wonderful sight! Arianna

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