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Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a performing arts centre on Bennelong Point, a place the Gadigal people know as Tubowgule. Danish architect Jørn Utzon won the design competition in 1957, and the building opened in 1973 after a long and costly construction. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1957 CE mainstream
  Jørn Utzon announced as winner of the international design competition (29 January) source
• 1959 CE mainstream
  Construction starts on Bennelong Point (2 March) source
• 1966 CE mainstream
  Utzon resigns; Peter Hall and a government team complete the interiors source
• 1973 CE mainstream
  Opened by Queen Elizabeth II (20 October) source
• 2007 CE mainstream
  Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List source

Where

33.8571° S, 151.2150° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House
• https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/our-story
• https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/166/

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