On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. From conception to completion, it had taken more than 15 years and over $100 million dollars. In the years since its completion, the Sydney Opera House has become one of the most identifiable of Australia’s icons - ranking with the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Uluru, the koala and kangaroo - and is considered by many to be among the world's great architectural masterpieces.
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Discover the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony full preparations, from first sketches until the very end o...
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Coverage of the glorious Olympic Opening Ceremony of the Games in Tokyo. The 2020 Summer Olympics op...
Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Pla...
Documentary about the architecture of the Swedish housing boom in the 1960s and how it's viewed toda...
Explores the Pyramids of Giza as Egyptologists try to unravel the mysteries and decipher the clues b...
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire briga...
In 1947 Marcel Breuer, a fundamental figure of the Bauhaus, visited Argentina and designed the Parad...
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as th...
The history of the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, an opera house located in the middle of the Amazon rai...
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
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The history of the Warsaw Ghetto (1940-43) as seen from both sides of the wall, its legacy and its m...
Southern California’s Coachella Valley, including the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Dese...
Considered the finest example of Byzantine architecture in the world, Hagia Sophia was constructed o...