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Why was the Sydney Opera House built on Bennelong Point’s harbour site?
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The Sydney Opera House was built on Bennelong Point following a recommendation by the Opera House Committee in 1955.1
The committee was convened by the New South Wales government in 1954 after Eugene Goossens, the resident conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, identified a critical need for a dedicated musical facility to serve as a home for the orchestra, opera, and chamber music groups. The government sought to establish Sydney as a world cultural capital, and the promontory on the south side of Port Jackson was selected as the ideal location for this landmark project.1