Celebrating 50 Years! 🎉

Written By David and Libby Carr

"The Sydney Opera House exists because a few brave people dared to think differently. They made the impossible possible and inspired a nation.” - sydneyoperahouse.com
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😮 The original cost estimate to build Sydney Opera House was $7 million. The final cost was $102 million and it was largely paid for by a State Lottery.
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😅Construction was expected to take four years. It took 14 years. Work commenced in 1959 and involved 10,000 construction workers.
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🌱 Sydney Opera House is cooled using seawater taken directly from the harbour. The system circulates cold water from the harbour through 35 kilometres of pipes to power both the heating and air conditioning in the building.
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Facts taken from https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com

David and Libby Carr https://www.ccbuild.info
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