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Photographer’s Note

The Sydney Opera House can be said to have had its beginnings during the late 1940s in the endeavours of Eugene Goossens, the Director of the NSW State Conservatorium of Music at the time, who lobbied to have a suitable venue for large theatrical productions built. At the time, the normal venue for such productions was the Sydney Town Hall, but this venue was simply not large enough. By 1954, Goossens succeeded in gaining the support of NSW Premier Joe Cahill, who called for designs for a dedicated opera house.
It was also Goossens who insisted that Bennelong Point be the site for the Opera House. Cahill had wanted it to be on or near the Wynyard Railway Station, located in the north-western Sydney CBD.
The competition that Cahill organised received 233 entries. The basic design that was finally accepted in 1955 was submitted by Jørn Utzon, a Danish architect. Utzon arrived in Sydney in 1957 to help supervise the project.
The Bennelong Point Tram Depot, occupying the site at the time of these plans, was demolished in 1958, and formal construction of the Opera House began in March, 1959. The project was built in three stages. Stage I (1959-1963) consisted of building the upper podium. Stage II (1963-1967) saw the construction of the outer shells. Stage III consisted of the interior design and construction (1967-73).

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Zepi (22848) 2005-09-24 12:56

Salut Paolo!
Escellente prise de vue!
J'aime beaucop ces couleurs!
Quelle architecture folle,j'aimerais bien visiter cette ville un jours!
Super travail
A++
Sébastien

serdarhepgul (1698) 2005-09-24 12:59

Amazingggg..
Serdar

leonorkuhn (13501) 2005-09-24 13:04

Ciao Paolo,
Great shot. I like a lot this image, the Opera House and the sailboat in the foreground. Very nice colours, contrast and sharpness. Well done!
Leonor

ndb1958 (9228) 2005-09-24 13:08

Ciao Paolo,
bella foto di Sydney. I like it.
Nino

toni_al (15430) 2005-09-24 13:28

HI Paolo
Effectivement depuis l'eau c'est moins classique. joli cadrage.
@+ Toni

rosiegirl (2042) 2005-09-24 13:56

It looks like the sail boat could just become part of the building- very clever. Good work!
Rosie

dolin (15647) 2005-09-24 14:10

Hi Paolo.
Mmmmhhhh Sidney and the architecture....superb.
Excellent pov. Good colors and framing.
I like the color of water.
Fred

Ina (2679) 2005-09-24 14:11

A fine picture from this nice building... Composition with the sailship in front of the operahouse work really well...TFS...Ina...

Graal (57292) 2005-09-24 14:51

Hi Paolo,
good shot and interesting informations in note. I like the composition and colours. Great building of Opera.
Rgs, Aleksander

rbcy1974 (20742) 2005-09-24 19:04

Hi Paolo,
Beautiful view, the omnipresent sea, nicely shown architecture nice comparison between the sailboat and the architectural sails of the opera.
I have made a ws.
Regards
Daniel

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huynt (5077) 2005-09-24 19:57

Ciao Paolo
I came here from 2002. From your nice shot scanned is very beautiful, very cool. Excellent composition. Well POV.

jinju (14265) 2005-09-25 3:47

Difficult to photograph this place in a unique way:) I think everyone has seen dozens of photos from Sydney. Its a nice postcard POV. I like the quality of the light, its very soft and voluptous.

devimeuxbe (55673) 2005-09-25 4:04

Hi Paolo
Nice picture with the graphical city and the boat in the perfect position.
Well done
Bertrand

bertolucci (11976) 2005-09-25 8:08

Hi Paolo, I love the almost pastel colors here. The PoV is very well chosen and the yacht is just where it should be, making a fine combination with the remarkable roof of this famous Opera house. Very nice work.
Have a nice sunday, Bert.

feather (49848) 2005-09-25 8:10

The sailing boat came along at the right time to enhance your composition. Nice relaxing colours.
Kath

ajcsousa (1804) 2005-09-25 20:10

Ciao Paolo,
Very nice picture. The composition and the POV are excelent. Good colors, light and details. Very well done.
Regards, António

flydragon (0) 2005-09-26 3:19

hello Paolo
i like the color of this picture
a good view from the Opera
we often see the Opera from the side
but this is nice to see from the water
very nice architecture, also interresting to see
the ferry, we can see how this is a big.
regards
••simon••

ChrisJ (69588) 2005-09-27 3:39

Bonjourno Paolo

I haven't been to Sydney for years, so tfs. Superb pov, with excellent sharpness. The Opera House still looks good. Bellisimo!

Cricri (42853) 2005-09-27 7:24

Bonjour Paolo, j'aime beaucoup cette maison de l'opéra longeant l'eau, architecture assez original
belle composition et couleurs.
Amitié
cricri

saigon (5464) 2005-10-10 5:51

belle composition du port de SIDNEY!
good shot!
bye....saigon.