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- TILES
- The roof vaults are clad in more than one million Swedish-made ceramic tiles in two shades, a creamy matte white and a glossy off-white, so they glimmer differently as the harbor light shifts through the day.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SHELL
- Jørn Utzon's roof forms are often called 'shells,' though his own inspiration came from the geometry of a sphere, each curved vault is a segment of the same imaginary ball, which is what made them buildable.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HARBOR
- The Opera House stands on Bennelong Point, a narrow peninsula that juts into Sydney Harbor, placing the building almost entirely surrounded by water and giving every arriving concertgoer a waterfront approach.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CURTAIN
- The Concert Hall's famous 'curtain of the sun' and its companion 'curtain of the moon' were woven in wool and mohair by Australian artist John Coburn and were unveiled on opening night in 1973.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Sydney Opera House Opens Its Doors: a free online word search
Sydney Opera House word search, free to play online right now, recalling the harbor light and the music that filled that stage on October 20, 1973.
About The Sydney Opera House Opens Its Doors
On October 20, 1973, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Sydney Opera House in a grand harbor-side ceremony, unveiling a building that had taken sixteen years to construct on Bennelong Point. Architect Jørn Utzon's soaring shell-shaped roof vaults, clad in more than a million cream and white ceramic tiles, had already become one of the most recognizable silhouettes on earth before a single curtain rose. Inside, the Concert Hall, the Opera Theater, the Drama Theater, and a lively foyer welcomed performers and audiences to a stage that would go on to host ballet, opera, orchestral music, and theater for decades to come.
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