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Sydney Opera House

What is Sydney Opera House?

What is the Purpose
of building this Opera
House?
Who is the Architect of
this Opera House?

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue
performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia. Situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney
Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the facility
is adjacent to the Sydney central business district and
the Royal Botanic Gardens, between Sydney and Farm
Coves.
The Sydney Opera House is a World Heritage-listed
treasure, the symbol of modern Australia and the
nations No 1 tourism attraction. As one of the most
innovative and spectacular performing arts venues in the
world, there is no better place to stage your event.

Sydney Opera House - The

Venue
CONCERT
HALL

JOAN SUTHERLAND THEATRE

DRAMA THEATRE

PLAYHOUSE

STUDIO

UTZON ROOM

FORECOURT

NORTHERN FOYERS
.

NORTHERN BROADWALK

RECORDING STUDIO

Architect of Sydney Opera

House
Designed by Danish architect Jrn Utzon, the facility formally
opened on 20 October 1973, by Queen Elizabeth II, with members of the
British Royal family in attendance [3] after a gestation beginning with
Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition.
The Government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill,
authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction.

To me it is a great joy to know how much the building is

loved, by Australians in general and by Sydneysiders in
particular
-Jrn Utzon

Jorn Utzon

Why was the Sydney Opera

House built?
The Sydney Opera House was built
due to the demand for a bigger
theatrical space in Sydney.Planning
began in the 1940s and in 1955, a
competition was held to find the most
impressive architectural design. 233
entries from 32 countries made way for
an interesting story that continues today.
The story is a wonderful one of intrigue
and political intervention.

Purpose of building the Opera

Currently the Sydney Opera House is used as a theater, a
tourist attraction, and a partially a restaurant

Lotus Temple

Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, India, is a Bah'
House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape,
it serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has
become a prominent attraction in the city. The Lotus Temple has won
numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of
newspaper and magazine articles.
Like all other Bah' Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is
open to all, regardless of religion, or any other distinction, as
emphasized in Bah' texts. The Bah' laws emphasize that the spirit of
the House of Worship be that it is a gathering place where people of all
religions may worship God without denominational restrictions.

Architect of Lotus Temple

Throughout the ages, architects constructed remarkable
buildings, combining art with science and mathematics. While
creating the Bahai House of Worship in NewDelhi, India,Fariborz
Sahba, an internationallyrenowned architect, not only utilized
his artistry and architectural knowledge but also his faith.
But Sahbas architectural excellence was solidified in
1976 when he was selected by the international governing body
of the BahaI Faith to create the Bahai House of Worship in New
Delhi, India.

What is the purpose of building this

Temple?
The first thing worth mentioning
is this buildings purpose, its
meaning; it serves as a gathering place for people belonging to any cult or
religion, it is a free place were regardless who they are or what they
believe in, they can worship and meditate. The costs were covered by
private donations, people who believe and care about religion and
divinity. The design was inspired by a lotus flower, an object that defines
many symbols and believes.

Its exterior shell has been compared to Jorn

Utzons Sydney Opera House, which was the first ever
digitally designed building. This structure however is
surrounded by symbols and every gesture is based on a
particular belief. Different from most temples around the
world, there isnt just one main entrance, there are nine.
This gesture enhances the great influence of the vertical
axis of the building (many religious structures are
constructed with a vertical axis), a symbol of divinity and
the lack of the human capability of ever reaching it. Inside
the temple there are no pictures, statues or images and no
altars or pulpits; the readers are welcome to stay behind
simple lecture stands. The same axis that marks the
exterior can be found on the interior too: the inner leaves
meet at the top of the building but do not intersect,
making room for a most interesting skylight.

Sydney
Opera House

Lotus Temple

Architecture of the Lotus Temple

Marble, cement, dolomite, and send were
used in construction of lotus temple. Construction of
this architecture takes 10 years to complete. There
are 800 people who have worked in construction of
this temple. This team includes engineers,
technicians, and workers. Outside of this temple
there are nine reflecting pools. This temple has nine
doors. White marble is used in construction of this
temple and because of this beauty of temple is
increased.

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower
Eiffel tower is anironlattice towerlocated on the
Champ de MarsinParis, France. It was named after the engineer
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the
tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the1889 World's Fair
, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and
intellectuals for its design, but has become both a global
cultural iconof France and one of the most recognisable structures
in the world.
The tower is 324 metres (1,063ft) tall, about the same height
as an 81-storey building. Its base is square, 125 metres (410ft) on a
side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the
Washington Monumentto assume the title of the
tallest man-made structurein the world, a title it held for 41
years, until theChrysler BuildinginNew York Citywas built in 1930.

Thestructureof EiffelTowerconsists of puddle iron. The

weight of thistoweris 7300 tonnes. The entirestructure which also
includes the non metal particles as well consists of 10000 tonnes.

Architect of the Eiffel Tower

French architect, sometimes referred to as the forgotten
architect. Sauvestre worked together with Gustave Eiffel on
the design of the Pavillion de Gaz for the World exposition in
Paris 1878. A decade later they worked together for a much
more famous creation: the Eiffel Tower. Whilst Eiffel (with
Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier) was behind the initial
project and planned and built the tower, it was Sauvestre
who gave the tower much of his look.

Stephen Sauvestre

TheEiffel Towerwasbuiltfor the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating

the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened
thetower. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, GustaveEiffel's was unanimously
chosen.

The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the

world. It was named after Alexandre Gustave Eiffel whose team of
engineers designed it. It cost 260,000 to build in 1889 with most of
the money being provided by Eiffel himself and the French state.

Alexandre Eiffel
Gustave

Eiffel Tower

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel
through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries
rail, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between the
Sydney central business district (CBD) and the
North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour,
and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image
of Sydney, and Australia. The bridge is nicknamed "The
Coathanger" because of its arch-based design[1][2] or is
simply called "the Bridge" by Sydney residents.
The arch is composed of two 28-panel arch
trusses; their heights vary from 18 m (59 ft) at the centre
of the arch to 57 m (187 ft) at the ends next to the pylons.

The arch is composed of two 28-panel arch trusses; their heights vary from 18m (59ft) at the
centre of the arch to 57m (187ft) at the ends next to the pylons.
The arch has a span of 504m (1,654ft) and its summit is 134m (440ft) above mean sea level;
however, expansion of the steel structure on hot days can increase the height of the arch by as much
as 18cm (7.1in).Large steel pins (or bearings) support each end of the arch, allowing it to rotate to
accommodate expansion and contraction caused by changes of temperature, and avoiding stresses
that would otherwise cause damage.


The main purpose of the bridge was to connect the North and South shores of
Sydney, because travel between the two shores was limited to ferries

1. To connect the rapidly growing north shore suburbs. At the time the Harbour
bridge was built, there was a three hour wait for car/buggy ferries to cross the
harbour. All other traffic was diverted west through Ryde.
2. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was built as a major project to help kickstart the
economy during the great depression.

Architect of the Sydney Harbour

Bridge
Thomas Smith Tait (1882-1954) designed the four pylons at
either end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was a prominent
Scottish Modernist architect who designed many significant
buildings, including St Andrews House on Calton Hill. Born in
Pailsey, Tait was the son of a master stonemason and studied at the
John Neilson Institute and Glasgow Art School. His Sydney pylons
stand 293 feet high. They have no structural purpose but provide a
better visual balance to the bridge than in the original design.

Thomas Smith
Tait

Gateway Arch

Gateway Arch
TheGateway Archis a 630-foot (192m)monumentinSt. Louisin the
U.S. state ofMissouri. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of an
inverted, weightedcatenaryarch,it is the world's tallestarch,]the tallest
monument in theWestern Hemisphere,and Missouri's
tallest accessible building. Built as a monument to the
westward expansion of the United States,it is the centerpiece of the
Jefferson National Expansion Memorialand has become an internationally
famous symbol of St. Louis.
The Gateway Arch was designed byFinnish-AmericanarchitectEero
Saarinenin 1947; construction began on February 12, 1963, and was
completed on October 28, 1965,for $13 million(equivalent to $180million
in 2013). The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967.

The GatewayArchwas erected section-by-section (a total of 142 sections) on foundations that are
about 60 feet deep. Each section resembled a steel triangle that narrowed as they got closer to the top.
Huge cranes and derricks were used to raise the sections into place.

Architect of the Gateway Arch

Eero Saarinen (August 20, 1910 September 1,
1961) was aFinnish Americanarchitectandindustrial
designerof the 20th century famous for shaping his
neofuturisticstyle according to the demands of the
project: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or
machine-like rationalism.

Eero
Saarinen

L'Oceanogrfic

L'Oceanogrfic
L'Oceanogrfic(Valencian:[loseanoafik],Spanish:El
Oceonogrfico, "The Oceanographic") is anoceanarium
situated in the east of the city ofValencia, Spain, where
different marine habitats are represented. It was designed
by the architectFlix Candelaand the structural engineers
Alberto DomingoandCarlos Lzaro. It is integrated inside
the cultural complex known as theCiutat de les Arts i
de les Cincies(City of Arts and Sciences). It was opened
on 14 February 2003.

Architect of the LOceanographic

Flix Candela Outerio(Spanish pronunciation:[feliks
kandela outeio]; January 27, 1910 December 7, 1997) was
Spanish-Mexicanarchitectknown for his significant role in the
development ofMexican architectureandstructural engineering.
Candelas major contribution to architecture was the development
ofthin shellsmade out ofreinforced concrete, popularly known
ascascarones. Flix Candela died at the age of 87 in 1997 in
North Carolina.

Flix
Candela

The Oceanografic is the largest complex of its type in Europe with a surface of 110,000 square
metres (1,200,000sqft) and a water capacity of 42,000,000 litres (11,000,000USgal)This includes a
26,000,000-litre (6,900,000USgal)dolphinariumand a 7,000,000-litre (1,800,000USgal) ocean tank
withsharks,raysand other fish.There are 45,000 animals of 500 different species including fish,
mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates amongst these are sharks,penguins,dolphins,sea lions,
walruses,belugawhales, and more all inhabiting nine underwater towers. Each tower is structured in
two levels and represent the major ecosystems of the planet.

Parabolic Arches

Sydney Opera
House

Lotus Temple

Eiffel Tower

Sydney
Harbour
Bridge

Gateway
Arch

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