| Vocabulary |
| unique-
special;
different |
| Expressionist
Modern-a architecture style. |
| architect-
some
one who designs a building. |
| engineer-someone
who puts a building together. |
| ceramic
tiles-tiles that are made out of steel. |
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The
Sydney Opera House is a unique piece of architecture. The
architect is Jorn Utzon. It was built from 1957-1973 in the Sydney
Harbor in Australia . The Sydney Opera House is used for performances such
as ballet, opera, musical concerts and more. The architectural style is
Expressionist Modern. It has overlapping roofs and reminds people
of sails on a sail boat. Engineers found it very difficult to build
the Sydney Opera House. The roof of this building was built with over 1,000,000
pieces of fungus-resistent ceramic tiles and solid concrete. It was the first roof of this kind. However it has come to represent a cultural symbol for Australia and for the modern world. It cost a lot more than they thought and took fourteen years,but this special piece of architecture is known
today throughout the world.
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