楼上的你那是初三水平吗?
SydneyOperaHouse
TheSydneyOperaHouseisoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Itisconsideredtobeoneofthemostrecognizableimagesofthemodernworldalthoughthebuildinghasbeenopenforonlyabout30years.TheSydneyOperaHouseisasrepresentativeofAustraliaasthepyramidsareofEgypt.
6225squaremetersofglassand645kilometersofelectriccablewereusedtobuildtheOperaHouse.Itincludes1000rooms.Itis185meterslongand120meterswide.Thebuilding’sroofsectionsweighabout15tons.Thereare1milliontilesontheroof.Itprovidesguidedtoursto200000peopleeachyear.
ButdoyouknowtheOperaHousewitharoofwasdesignedbyafamousDanisharchitect,Utzon?Inthelate1950stheAustralianGovernmentestablishedanappealfundtofinancetheconstructionoftheSydneyOperaHouse,andconductedacompetitionforitsdesignwaschosen.Utzonspentafewyearsreworkingthedesignanditwas1961beforehehadsolvedtheproblemofhowtobuildthedistinguishingfeature—thesailsoftheroof.Theventureexperiencedcostblowouts.In1966thesituationreachedcrisispointandUtzonresignedfromtheproject.Thebuildingwasfinallycompetedbyothersin1973.SydneyOperaHousewasopenedbyQueenElizabethon20thOctober1973.
TheOperaHousereachesoutintotheharbour.Seenfromtheairoraferry,theskylineoftheSydneyOperaHose,thebluewateroftheharbourandtheSydneyHarbourBridge,isbeautiful.
