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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

'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

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

'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

Ground floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_03

Ground floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_03

Second floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_04

Second floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_04

Third floor, main floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_05

Third floor, main floor. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_05

East elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_06

East elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_06

West elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_07

West elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_07

South elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_08

South elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_08

North elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_09

North elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_09

Section. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_10

Section. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_10

Cross section in large hall showing overhead doors open and closed. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_11

Cross section in large hall showing overhead doors open and closed. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_11

Exterior elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_12

Exterior elevation. NRS 12825 Item SZ112_12

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