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Sydney Opera House Drawings

'The architecture takes the greater advantage of the views...The audience is assembled from cars, trains and ferries and lead like a festive procession into the respective halls.' Plan including report. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_02

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'The architecture takes the greater advantage of the views...The audience is assembled from cars, trains and ferries and lead like a festive procession into the respective halls.' Plan including report. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_02

Sydney Opera House

Jørn Utzon competition drawings

These are the original competition drawings for which the assessors of the Committee awarded Jørn Utzon first prize of £5,000 on 29 January 1957. As a result Mr Utzon was commissioned by the Government of New South Wales to do final drawings for the Opera House, and to supervise its construction.

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Perspective from staircase between the two halls looking towards the north. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_01

'The architecture takes the greater advantage of the views...The audience is assembled from cars, trains and ferries and lead like a festive procession into the respective halls.' Plan including report. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_02