Sydney Opera House

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Architecture · 1959–1973 · Sydney · Oceania

Shell 'sails' cut from a single sphere: a modernist building that became a nation's symbol

Author

Jørn Utzon

Style

Modern architecture (International Style) — A house as a machine for living: no ornament, function first, concrete, glass and the free plan

Century

20th century

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Made around the same time (±30 years)

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• 1958–1970 Cathedral of Brasília — Oscar Niemeyer · Modern architecture (International Style) · Brasília
• 1958 Things Fall Apart — Chinua Achebe · Lagos
• 1956 Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? — Richard Hamilton · Pop art · London
• 1956–1957 The Cairo Trilogy — Naguib Mahfouz · Cairo

What was happening in the world

• 1945 Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
• 1945 German surrender and Victory Day
• 1947–1991 Cold War
• 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• 1949 Founding of NATO
• 1953 Discovery of the DNA double helix