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Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge illuminated at night, with city lights reflecting on the water in Sydney, Australia. 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, with the Sydney city skyline and high-rise buildings in the background. Sydney Opera House 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. Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge The Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leads the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, with musicians playing string and wind instruments at Sydney Opera House. Jørn Utzon
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  • Lorraine Murray
    Lorraine Murray was Associate Editor for Encyclopædia Britannica, specializing in small island states, scattered US states, Australia and New Zealand, and North and South Korea. She was also Manager of Advocacy for Animals.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia. Sep 17, 2026
Add new Web site: CNN travel - Australia’s most famous attraction turns 50. Oct 07, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - Sydney Opera House celebrates 50 years as one of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century. Aug 30, 2025
Add new Web site: American Society of Civil Engineers - Australia's Sydney Opera House hits all the right notes. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - The Sydney Opera House: 50 years as ‘the people’s house’. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: National Museum of Australia - Sydney Opera House. Mar 25, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Tasmania - Sydney Opera House. Jan 12, 2023
Add new Web site: BBC - In the Studio - Sydney Opera House. Mar 17, 2022
Noted that the Opera Theatre was renamed the Joan Sutherland Theatre in 2012. May 03, 2021
Add new Web site: The Dictionary of Sydney - Sydney Opera House. Mar 23, 2021
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Australian Stories - Sydney Opera House. May 05, 2017
Add new Web site: NSW Government | State Records and Archives - Sydney Opera House Guide. Dec 13, 2016
Article revised and expanded. Jul 28, 2011
Media added. Jul 28, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - Sydney Opera House. Feb 16, 2009
New article added. Oct 01, 2008
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