Sydney Opera House

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Architectural postcard illustration of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia
An architectural postcard from the Living Atlas.

Jørn Utzon's 1973 performing-arts center of interlocking shell vaults on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour.

Why Atlas chose this place

Sails or shells, geometry or sculpture — the 20th century's most beloved roofline, drawn from a sphere.

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