when was the sydney opera house built?
3. Mr Utzon had never visited the site of the Sydney Opera House before entering the design competition, but used his naval experience to study charts of the harbour. Workers install lights on the 185 metres long, 120 metres wide Sydney Opera House. 4. Work started on it in 1959, with 10,000 builders employed.
The design of the tapestry curtains by John Coburn reflected the vision and âits vibrant energy â characterising Australia's natural and cultural life'. When Sydney Opera House opened in 1973, Coburn's Curtain of the Sun was hung in the proscenium of the Opera Theatre.