ReferenceforTeachingⅠ、异域风情1
SydneyOperaHouseTheSydneyOperaHouseisoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld
Itisconsideredtobeoneofthemostrecognizableimagesofthemodernworldalthoughthebuildinghasbeenopenforonlyabout30years
TheSydneyOperaHouseisasrepresentativeofAustraliaasthepyramidsareofEgypt
6225squaremetersofglassand645kilometersofelectriccablewereusedtobuildtheOperaHouse
Itincludes1000rooms
Itis185meterslongand120meterswide
Thebuilding’sroofsectionsweighabout15tons
Thereare1milliontilesontheroof
Itprovidesguidedtoursto200000peopleeachyear
ButdoyouknowtheOperaHousewitharoofwasdesignedbyafamousDanisharchitect,Utzon
Inthelate1950stheAustralianGovernmentestablishedanappealfundtofinancetheconstructionoftheSydneyOperaHouse,andconductedacompetitionforitsdesignwaschosen
Utzonspentafewyearsreworkingt