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Jørn Utzon
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Jørn Utzon Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House with its distinctive sail-like roofs is seen in front of the city skyline at the edge of the harbor in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Opera House with its distinctive white sail-like roofs sits on the waterfront as a yellow and green ferry passes by in Sydney Harbor, with city buildings in the background. The Sydney Opera House with its distinctive white sail-like roofs sits on the waterfront, with the Sydney city skyline and high-rise buildings in the background.
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Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
Architecture: The Built World

Jørn Utzon: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Apr 05, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 25, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 12, 2024
Replaced photograph. Nov 17, 2021
Invalidated site: Obituary. Nov 02, 2015
Add new Web site: The Pritzker Architecture Prize - Biography of J�rn Utzon. May 30, 2013
Added photographs. Jan 30, 2012
Birth/death information updated. Nov 29, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 15, 2007
Added new Web site: The Pritzker Architecture Prize - Jorn Utzon. Oct 04, 2006
Added new Web site: The Pritzker Architecture Prize - Jorn Utzon. Oct 04, 2006
Article revised and updated. Aug 25, 2006
Article revised. Jul 15, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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