Sydney

Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is Australia’s oldest and the biggest city.
Sydney has much more to offer than the views of the iconic Harbour Bridge and The Opera house. Beautiful beaches, colonial architecture, national parks are few of the many jewels Sydney possesses.

Sydney was home to the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic games and the stadium where the games were held is now a big sporting venue.

Sydney is a very cosmopolitan city and it is the commercial capital of Australia. It has a massive Central Business District with sky-scrapers overlooking the harbour bridge, the Opera house and other historic precincts such as The Rocks. Companies from around the world have opened up offices in Sydney with many of them making this city headquarters for the pacific region.  

The Sydney CBD also offers world class shopping arcades and malls that will offer you latest fashion and technology. Like Melbourne, tourists to Sydney will also be able to enjoy its multi-cultural hospitality.

One of the main attractions in Sydney is the Sydney Tower. Sydney Tower is an enormous building reaching heights of over 260 metres. It provides gorgeous views of the city and on a clear day, visitors to the tower can even see the Blue Mountains.
Some tickets to the Sydney Tower include OzTrek and Skywalk. OzTrek is a show that takes you virtually around Australia with the help of 3D holographic technology and 180-degree cinema screens. This arrangement is complimented by surround sounds and heart-stopping real-motion seating.  

Skywalk is an adventurous walk on top of the Sydney Tower with guides providing you insights into Sydney’s amazing life.

Harbour Bridge and the Opera House
One of the most famous landmarks of Sydney is the Harbour Bridge. Also often known as the “coathanger”, the harbour bridge was opened in 1932.

The bridge is the world’s largest steel arch bridge and with the fact that it is in a very beautiful harbour location, it has become a renowned international symbol of Australia and a treat for the tourists travelling to Sydney.

You are allowed to walk the length of the bridge but tourists should be aware that it can take up to the whole day to cross it on foot.

Discussion on Sydney will be incomplete with talks about the Sydney Opera House.
Designed by award winning architect Jørn Utzon, the opera house is a world heritage listed masterpiece.

Surprisingly, the designing and construction phase of the opera house was full of controversy. The designs were requested from architects and engineers around the world and after receiving the innovative ideas from Utzon, a Denmark resident, he was made in charge of the helm.  It was a bold decision by the government to hand over a non-Australian to be given this honour.

Although Utzon ideas were innovative and well appreciated by people around Australia, cost overruns and change of government resulted in Utzon being removed from his position. However, in 1999, Utzon was re-engaged as the architect of the opera house and also has a room named after him to honour his contribution.

There is no way words can explain the design of the opera house and the beautiful impression it creates. But here is an attempt to explain what it looks like: The roof of the Opera House has set of interlocking vaulted shells, set upon a vast terraced platform. The building is also surrounded by terrace area that is used as pedestrian concourses. A typical afternoon picture of the opera house will include the white shining harbour shells overlooking the harbour with visitors walking down the terrace areas and some tourist trying to capture the magic in their cameras.