The Spectator Australia
10th December 1963: Construction of the shell-shaped roof of the new opera house in Sydney harbour, New South Wales. Designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon and completed in 1973, the hall has a seating capacity of 2,800. It was paid for from funds collected by the New South Wales State Lottery. (Photo by J. R. T. Richardson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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