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The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia

The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia

Photo by David Messent, courtesy of Jorn Utzon/Utzon Architects and the Pritzker Prize Committee
Begun in 1957
Designed by Jorn Utzon, 2003 Pritzker Prize Laureate
Completed in 1973 under the direction of Peter Hall
Bennelong Point
Sydney, Australia

The Sydney Opera House broke all the rules when it won an international competition in 1957. Today, this Modern Expressionist building is one of the most famous and most photographed structures of the modern era.

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