His design, inspired by ship sails and the landscape, started a big construction project in Australia. Utzon’s idea for the ...

On October 20, 1973 — exactly 50 years ago this Friday — the Sydney Opera House was opened to great fanfare by the late Queen Elizabeth II. Completed a decade late and vastly over-budget ...

In honour of its 50th anniversary, Sydney-based correspondent Nick Bryant explains how the building came to symbolise Australia, and why its original architect never saw it in person. The Sydney ...

He told the Australian Daily Telegraph: “I’ve made the point previously in relation to the Opera House, when it comes to events that are taking place in Sydney that will be our primary objective.

The white sails of the Sydney Opera House in Australia seemed like “an obvious canvas for an important message”, recalled David Burgess, even if scaling the building with a tin of red paint wa ...

Try to think of Australia without immediately envisioning the Sydney Opera House. It’s hard, right?That’s because this striking masterpiece under the Sydney Harbour Bridge has become renowned ...

SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) - A decision not to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House to mark the coronation of King Charles was a cost saving measure, a spokesperson for the state government ...

"From time to time, it's controversial when it's lit up; but it is a symbol of Australia," he told ABC Radio Sydney. One of the most significant moments the Opera House was caught up in political ...