8 things you didn't know about the Sydney Opera House

ArabiaWeather.com - Ismail Qasimi - The Sydney Opera House is the most famous Australian building, as it is a symbol of creative and artistic achievements in the world, which was inaugurated in 1973, and today receives more than two million visitors every year, so what do you know about the Opera House?

Win a design competition

The Opera House was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon, who won a design competition in 1956 submitted by 233 architects.

Opera about the opera house

The Opera House is the only building in the world that has written its own opera called "The Eighth Wonder", written by Alan John and Dennis Watkins in 1995.

One of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Yes, the Sydney Opera House is a major architectural work of the twentieth century, and it represents multiple forms of creativity, in its architectural form and structural design.

Events throughout the year

The Opera House hosts around 3,000 events each year, including Australian ballets, musicals, concerts and much more.

Guided tours

More than 200,000 people visit the opera house each year and book guided tours of the building with different language options, including English, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin or German.

Let's talk about size

The height of the house is 67 meters above sea level, which is equivalent to a building consisting of 22 floors and on an area of 5,798 hectares of land, meaning that it can accommodate eight Boeing 747 aircraft extending its wings over the entire site.

Parties for everyone

Due to its large size, 7 performance spaces have been included, where different events can be held depending on its shape. There are concert hall, opera theatre, drama theatre, theatre, studio, outdoor patio and ozone room.

chicken fall

During the 1980s, a net was installed over the orchestra's opening in the opera theatre, after a chicken fell on the head of one of the musicians during a performance of Boris Godunov.