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Sydney Opera House Architecture Tour

Sydney

3.0(210)

Overview

Learn about the history, and magic of Sydney Opera House on this guided tour of its architecture that takes you directly beneath its world-famous sails!

Highlights

  • Take your family on this guided architecture tour to see how architects built this architectural and engineering masterpiece
  • With an expert guide by your side, learn how Jørn Utzon's spherical solution helped create the sails of the Opera House.
  • Take photographs from vantage points, and learn about how this engineering marvel was built.
  • Check out the luminous tiles that make up the shells of the House and the grand bronze staircase of the Bennelong restaurant in the House.
  • Fun fact: The Monumental Steps were inspired by the Mayan step pyramids.

Inclusions

  • 75-minute guided tour
  • English-speaking guide

Cancellation Policy

Tickets for this activity are non-refundable. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact us to cancel your booking.

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Your Experience

Your experience

If you love iconic architectural gems, then this tour is for you. This 75-minute architectural guided tour of the Sydney House Opera is a dream. Built back in the 1950s by Danish architect, Jørn Utzon, the Sydney Opera House is nothing short of a masterpiece. On this tour, you will get to learn how visionaries came together to build this architectural and engineering masterpiece. It consists of three groups of interlocking vaulted ‘shells’ which house two main performance halls and the famous Bennelong restaurant with its bronze staircase. With an expert guide at the helm, learn more about the shell-like structures that rest upon a vast platform and are surrounded by terrace areas that serve as pedestrian roads. What’s more, you might even see a rehearsal in action, or catch the crew working on a set!

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