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No. 00226
Most Distinctive Shell-Roof Performance Venue
- Holder
- Sydney Opera House (architect Jorn Utzon)
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 1973
- Location
- Australia
- Certificate
- GBR-C-2026-0000218
About this record
Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House, completed in 1973 with 1.8 hectares of shell-shaped concrete roof, is regarded for its nature-inspired form built from complex curved concrete segments.
