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考拉和悉尼歌剧院的英文介绍

The

Koala

(Phascolarctos

cinereus)

is

a

thickset

arboreal

marsupial

herbivore

native

to

Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.

The Koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide

to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances

inland

in

regions

with

enough

moisture

to

support

suitable

woodlands.

The

Koalas

of

South

Australia

were

largely

exterminated

during

the

early

part

of

the

20th

century,

but

the

state

has

since

been

repopulated

with

Victorian

stock.

The

Koala

is

not

found

in

Tasmania

or

Western

Australia.

The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on Bennelong

Point. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect J?

rn Utzon, who in 2003 received the

Pritzker

Prize,

architecture's

highest

honour.[1]

The

citation

stated“

There

is

no

doubt

that

the

Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece. It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century,

an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world

–

a symbol for not only a

city, but a whole country and continent. ”

The Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.[2] It is one of

the world's most distinctive 20th century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts

centres in the world.

The

Sydney

Opera

House

is

situated

on

Bennelong

Point

in

Sydney

Harbour,

close

to

the

Sydney

Harbour

Bridge.

Contrary

to

the

implication

of

the

name,

it

houses

a

multi- venue

performing

arts

centre,

rather

than

a

single

Opera

theatre.

As

well

as

hosting

many

touring

productions

in

a

variety

of

performance

genres,

the

Sydney

Opera

House

is

a

major

presenting

venue for Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney

Symphony.

It

is

administered

by

the

Sydney

Opera

House

Trust,

under

the

New

South

Wales

Ministry of the Arts.

悉尼歌剧院的英文介绍

Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognisable images of the modern world - up

there with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building - and one of the most photographed.

Not only is it recognisable, it has come to represent 'Australia'.

Although

only

having

been

open

since

1973,

it

is

as

representative

of

Australia

as

the

pyramids are of Egypt and the Colosseum of Rome.

The Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point, which reaches out into the harbour. The

skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House,

viewed from a ferry or from the air, is dramatic and unforgettable.

Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon - the Opera House with a roof evocative of a ship at

full sail - was designed by renowned Danish architect - J?

rn Utzon.

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In the late 1950s the NSW Government established an appeal fund to finance the construction

of the Sydney Opera House, and conducted a competition for its design.

Utzon's

design

was

chosen.

The

irony

was

that

his

design

was,

arguably,

beyond

the

capabilities of engineering of the time. Utzon spent a couple of years reworking the design and it

was 1961 before he had solved the problem of how to build the distinguishing feature - the 'sails'

of the roof.

Sydney Opera House from the harbour, photo courtesy of Andrew Watts

The

venture

experienced

cost

blow-outs

and

there

were

occasions

when

the

NSW

Government was tempted to call a halt. In 1966 the situation - with arguments about cost and the

interior design, and the Government withholding progress payments - reached crisis point and J?

rn

Utzon resigned from the project. The building was eventually completed by others in 1973.

Sydney Opera House facts and figures

The Sydney Opera house:

Was designed by Danish architect J?

rn Utzon.

Was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973.

Presented, as its first performance, The Australian Opera's production of War and Peace by

Prokofiev.

Cost $$AU 102,000,000 to build.

Conducts 3000 events each year.

Provides guided tours to 200,000 people each year.

Has an annual audience of 2 million for its performances.

Includes 1000 rooms.

Is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide.

Has 2194 pre-cast concrete sections as its roof.

Has roof sections weighing up to 15 tons.

Has roof sections held together by 350 kms of tensioned steel cable.

Has over 1 million tiles on the roof.

Uses 6225 square metres of glass and 645 kilometres of electric cable.

SYDNEY

, Australia

--

Around

every

bend

in

Australia,

there

are

natural

beauties

and

magnificent

vistas.

But

perhaps nothing identifies the country more than a breathtaking view of the Sydney Opera House.

The Opera House, designed by Danish architect J?

rn Utzon, is lauded by many as one of the

architectural wonders of the modern world. It attracts 90 percent of tourists who visit Sydney and

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acts as a major home to the performing arts in Australia.

Australian cuisine

The site of the opera house is some 500 yards from where the first European colonists landed

in

1788.

Fort

Macquarie

was

established

there

at Bennelong Point

in

1821. A

tram

depot

came

along in 1902. Trams were phased out in the 1950s, not long after Sydney Symphony Orchestra

conductor

Eugene

Goossens

began

actively

floating

the

idea

of

a

concert

hall.

A

government

official seized on the concept and established an advisory committee, which selected the site of the

old tram shed as the new home of the Sydney Opera House.

In 1956, the government announced an international design competition. Utzon won the next

year

with

his

distinctive

sails

vision

of

a

harborside

center.

He

said

his

idea

for

the

structure had come from a simple source: the orange.

Opera House Trust,

In an interesting aside, renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright didn't approve of

the blueprints.

Reconciling with the architect

Construction of the Opera House took almost a decade and a half, and cost US $$66 million,

more than 14 times original projections

Construction began in 1959. It was supposed to take four years and cost $$7 million Australian

(US $$4.7 million) -- to be paid from lottery revenues. That turned out to be an unrealistic figure.

much cutting-edge technology.

Construction wasn't finished until 14 years later in 1973, with a $$100 million Australian (US

$$66

million)

price

tag. Utzon

didn't

stick

around

for

the

completion.

He

left

in

1966,

disgusted

with changes the New South Wales government wanted to make to his design -- as early as the

first

year

of

construction,

for

example,

officials

had

demanded

he

double

the

number

of

performance spaces in the facility.

Utzon vowed never to return.

have said.

The architect, now 81, apparently has had some change of heart over the years. The Sydney

Morning Herald reports that he's agreed to help Australian architects upgrade the building. The

article says they'll travel to the Spanish island of Majorca to consult with Utzon on redesigning the

interior to match the exterior. Utzon is not expected to come to Sydney for the project.

Going for more than just concerts

The ceiling of the Opera House. The architect said the design concept came from an orange:

'Shells ... cut out of the same sphere'

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The complex boasts several performance halls that carry every genre of entertainment, from

jazz to ballet. An estimated 3,000 performances each year are seen by about two million people.

think

it's

one

of

the

great

performance

arts

centers

in

the

world,

Lynch

says.

performing arts in Australia have blossomed, I think, largely because of the role that this building

plays.

Visitors are drawn to more than the performances. The complex holds cafes and shops, too.

Today, more than 300,000 visitors tour the opera house each year.

And

with

the

eyes

of

the

world

turning

to

Australia

for

the

year

2000

and

its

Summer

Olympic Games there, it's a safe bet that the Sydney Opera House will remain the nation's true

center stage.

悉尼的英文简介

Australia's premier city is the oldest settlement in Australia, the economic powerhouse of the

nation

and

the

country's

capital,

Canberra

is

everything

but

name.

Built

on

the

shores

of

the

stunning Port Jackson, you would have to die and go to heaven before you see a more spectacular

setting

for

a

city.

It's

a

vital,

self-regarding

metropolis,

making

itself

a

melting

pot with

people

from all over the world.

When to Go

The best times to visit are of spring and autumn, especially around March to April or October

to November. Sydney is blessed with a temperate climate. Sometimes torrential downpours often

break

the

heat

between

October

and

March.

Winters

are

cool

rather

than

cold.

Beach

lovers

unperturbed by the hazards of lizard-skin should come between December and February.

Sydney Harbor

The

harbor

is

the

defining

characteristic

of

the

city.

Its

multiple

sandstone

headlands,

dramatic cliffs, rocky islands and stunning bays and beaches, make it one of the most beautiful

stretches

of

water

in

the

world.

Officially

called

Port

Jackson,

the

harbor

stretches

some

20km

inland to join the mouth of the Parramatta River. The most scenic area is on the ocean side of the

bridge. The Sydney Harbor National Park protects the scattered pockets of bushland around the

harbour and offers good walking tracks. The best way to experience the harbour is to go sailing,

but if you're lacking nautical skills there are plenty of ways to enjoy it. Try catching the Manly

ferry, swimming at Nielsen Park, walking from Manly to Spit Bridge, having a drink at Watsons

Bay, dining with a view at Rose Bay, Balmoral or Circular Quay, or cruising to the heads on the

Bounty.

Sydney Opera House

Australia's

most

recognizable

icon

is

dramatically

situated

on

the

eastern

headland

of

Circular

Quay.

Its

famous

sail-

and

shell-like

roofs

were

inspired

by

palm

fronds,

according

to

architect

Jorn

Utzon,

but

may

remind

you

of

turtles

engaging

in

sexual

congress.

The

Opera

House

is

so

unique

that

it has

been

photographed

a

zillion

times,

appears

on

an

army

of

cheap

t-shirts, every other Sydney postcard and decorates the frames of Dame Edna's dramatic glasses. It

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