Conception
The idea for the construction of an opera house arose after the Second World War, when Australians realized that the country lacked a world-class opera house. In 1954 the government of New South Wales decided a new opera house was to be built at Bennelong Point, a spectacular location at the end of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Sydney Opera House seen from Harbour BridgeAn international competition was announced, inviting architects to submit designs for a complex including two main halls, a restaurant and public meeting rooms.