# Canonical recap data for Sydney Opera House Opens (1973)
# Source: https://recap.at/1973/sydney-opera-house
# Format: YAML 1.2 (UTF-8). Generated at request time.
slug: sydney-opera-house
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1973/sydney-opera-house"
title: Sydney Opera House Opens
subtitle: Jørn Utzon's modernist masterpiece on Sydney Harbour became an instant global architectural icon and Australia's most recognizable symbol.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1973-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1973
decade: 1970
country:
name: Australia
slug: australia
summaryShort: The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings, and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture.
summaryLong: The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings, and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Sydney_Australia._%2821339175489%29.jpg/1280px-Sydney_Australia._%2821339175489%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · via Wikipedia
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House"
  title: Sydney Opera House
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- launch
- festival
metaDescription: The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely r
wikidataQid: Q45178
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618175153/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_opera_house"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: Sydney Opera House
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House"
