Sydney, Australia

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Sydney, Australia

• By Ryan Dike

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Regional Facts

• Capital of New South Whales, Southeast Australia
• City Population 3,097,956 (1991)
• Surrounds Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific
  Ocean.

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Regional Facts

• Largest city ,Chief port, and main cultural and
  industrial center.
• Center for Retail and Wholesale trade
• Main exports are wool, flour, wheat, sheepskin,
  meat

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Attractions

• Sydney is a city of contrasts. Beaches, lush
  national parks, the beautiful harbor and a modern
  cosmopolitan city are all in close proximity

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Sydney Opera House

• The construction of the beautiful freestanding,
  sculptural tripartite Opera House was one of the
  longest contractual sagas of the century. Sadly,
  architect Jorn Utzon became the scapegoat of a
  scandalous political affair and in 1966 withdrew
  from his project. Sitting on Bennelong Point,
  virtually in the Harbour and overlooked by the
  great Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House is
  completely exposed, as three-dimensional as the
  orange segments its forms are based on. It is all
  roofs with an imposing base. It was finally
  completed in August 1973 by other hands under the
  direction of Peter Hall.

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

• The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's
  most well known and photographed landmarks. It is
  the world's largest (but not the longest) steel
  arch bridge with the top of the bridge standing
  134 meters above the harbour.
• Fondly known by the locals as the 'Coathanger',
  the Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrated its 70th
  birthday in 2002, with its official opening in
  March 1932.

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Culture

• Sydney boasts a full roster of musical,
  theatrical and artistic activity , from the
  formal including the
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra
• Sydney Theatre Company
• Sydney Dance Company
• Archibald Prize

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Culture

• Rock Bands have had their conception in Sydney,
  which include most notably
• The Easybeats
• AC/DC
• Midnight Oil
• INXS

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Sports

• Sydney is arguably the major rugby league centre
  of the world. It is the headquarters of
  Australian Rugby League.
• Sydney's most famous sports ground is the Sydney
  Cricket Ground
• Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Sydney, Australia

• Sydney is a significant global and domestic
  tourist destination and is regularly declared to
  be one of the most beautiful and livable cities
  in the world, admired for its harbour, beautiful
  coastline, warm and pleasant climate and
  cosmopolitan culture.

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Citations

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney,_Australia
• http//www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Sydney_Ope
  ra.html
• http//www.encyclopedia.com/html/S/SydneyA1us.asp
• http//peterlewisdesign.tripod.com/australia/aimag
  es/flag.gif
• http//www.auinfo.com/sydney_map.html
• http//www.auinfo.com/sydney.htm
• http//priceminister.speedera.net/img.priceministe
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