Im a Sydneysider, Lived here all my life, and I can tell you , Postcards and pictures dont do it justice.. The sheer Size and outlook over Circular Quay, with the Bridge and Luna park in view, seriously is breath taking... It really is.

@jdillon8360

8 ай бұрын

I agree. I'm from Melbourne, and didn't see Sydney until my early 20s. The bridge and opera house really are something else in real life.

I spent my childhood wandering throughout this building. It is more familiar to me than any other place. As a child, my mother was an office worker and during school holidays, I would go to work with her in the rush hour trains. She would keep me occupied by sending me on errands but I would get bored. She trusted my knowledge of the streets and maturity and allowed me to find things to do around the city. I would go to arcades or go see a movie but I would invariably be drawn to the harbour and loved meeting tourists. I was a cute blonde haired Aussie kid so they'd buy me a burger or a milkshake and the security staff allowed me to wander through non public areas. I would have lunch in the staff room (up the side stairs) and wander through the long passages deep underneath or hang out around the stage door. I would sit at the café on the harbour side and feed the seagulls chips. I went on numerous tours and learned every aspect of this incredible building. From the origin of the tiles to the acoustic rings in the Concert Hall, the rare West Australian wood for the seats and the thickened glass imported from Italy. This was the 1970s. My life will forever be entwined in this building even though I played no part in its creation nor ever performed in it. It will always be a home to me.

@zanizone3617

5 жыл бұрын

I know this comment is a few months old, but I really wanted to thank you for sharing your beautiful experiences. It adds to the magic of the Opera House

@Doppiovetro

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this memories, it's an heartwarming story

@magnetictheory

5 жыл бұрын

My Dad, along with a couple of other architects, designed those long passageways and the entire subterranean network of rooms, as well as hiding the plumbing etc. It was his first big job for a firm after just finishing university (UNSW). Imagine that. One of his stories goes that during a routine inspection down in the bowels of the Opera House the generator went out, so him and another architect mate were stuck down there in complete darkness, unable to see their hand in front of their face, as I'm sure you can imagine. He said it took them over two hours of literally feeling their way out by talking it through and trying to do the dimensional calculations of their own design by memory to figure out where they were before they eventually emerged topside. Bloody horrifying. He still has a box of Opera House tiles somewhere. Anyway thanks for sharing your amazing story. I'm very envious.

@constantineding8700

4 жыл бұрын

That's truely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

@ujjallayek785

4 жыл бұрын

Me from india. I beg to thank u for sharing your good experience sir.

So ahead of its time. A design like this drawn back in the 50's is insane.

@videowilliams

3 жыл бұрын

Not insane that it was drawn, so much as insane that it got built!

@alexmacleod3728

2 жыл бұрын

@@videowilliams no wonder it took 15 years to complete

I think every country in the world would spend one billion without hesitation for such an iconic building

I feel privileged to have been inside this building

@Nik-hz7ed

5 жыл бұрын

tommy b I had VIP access (was working for a media company for work experience) and managed to see all the insides. For the building being 50 years old, I was impressed.

@MossyTomb

5 жыл бұрын

I just went to a seminar of Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman talking about their play Seven Stages of Grieving. For me it was just great to just see the inside of the building as I'm from rural NSW.

@palm0607

5 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous :(

@imakevideos5377

5 жыл бұрын

tommy b I’ve been too Sydney 3 times and have been in it 3 times

@willfoster7187

5 жыл бұрын

Luckily I get half price tickets and access anywhere there because my Mum works there!

I know, I know, everyone is someone, But my grandfather was 1 of only 3 foremen that stayed and built for the entire length of the project! Over 10 years. We have pieces of it at home.

@peterdunican7836

3 жыл бұрын

My fathers first cousin, Peter Dunican at ARUP was the lead engineer on the project.

The anniversary must have been a significant and memorable occasion for the city of Sydney. Thank you for sharing this milestone with me!

The Sydney Opera House is a masterpiece of modern architecture.

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

No man shall understand the sheer scale of this building and the bridge till you stand beside them. No video does the sheer size of these buildings justice.

If this structure lasts thousands of years, it's going to be one of those things where archeologists and historians say "How the hell did they make that?"

@simonpolle6126

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@BadBoy93143

3 жыл бұрын

It is the same thing I said when I saw Michelangelo's David.

@newsgetsold

7 ай бұрын

It probably will last that long with ongoing reconstruction and replacement of parts from within?

@kenoliver8913

2 ай бұрын

How the hell they made it is in fact fascinating. Utzon's design sketches were literally unbuildable - the shells could not be self supporting while having enough interior space for an opera house. It was those much-maligned public service architects who came up with the idea of using hidden cables in tension inside the interior ribs to make the space. Even so the lack of space in the right place forced them to swap the opera theatre and the concert hall around which was the cause of the dispute with Utson that led to him being sacked. Seen as a purely practical large concert venue the SOH is not very impressive - it is just that it is very beautiful.

Great video. This building is certainly one of the wonders of the 20th century. It's a very cunning building though. Elegant and graceful from afar - but once you're inside, it's unmistakably brutalism, in keeping with that era of construction, with exposed concrete - and is very imposing. My daughter has performed there, and listening to the concert hall filling up with un-electronically-amplified music is breathtaking.

keep grinding guys, your content are absolute best and made me appreciate architecture in a newfound respect. Watching these has always been a pleasure and im here commenting so YT algorithm can promote this content more woooo

Such a beautiful icon and makes me proud to be Aussie. It nearly didn't get completed at all.

@MyDiesel101

5 жыл бұрын

Yes supersabre29! It is beautiful and Aussie's should be proud! The design was very revolutionary, hence the hiccups. But now, just think, it will be an icon for centuries. I am from New Jersey, in the States. My dream, though I am 66 years young, is to visit Sydney & its beautiful Opera House. Australia is an amazing country.

@tolgahk84

5 жыл бұрын

As a Sydneysider here, i wish they kept the old Tram Depo and the original Tram lines in place instead of ripping them up back in the 50's/60's. Sydney was home to the largest Tram network in the southern hemisphere and the 2nd largest Tram network in the Commonwealth behind London, and the Opera House site was the main Tram Depo.

I love construction story videos

@nananana2980

5 жыл бұрын

Victor Tenma me too ..it’s so amazing 😉

An amazing building to visit in real life. It's enormity and distinct beauty is astounding!

Sydney born and bred: my heart skips a beat every time I catch glimpse.

I saw it opened as a kid, have since performed there and watched several friends perform there, been to any number of concerts and events, read its life story, glimpsed it most weeks of my life, and yet that fabulous building never seems to get old. This video brought tears to my eyes, especially thanks to the powerful music you honoured it with. Bravo! There is just one line I dislike: "Utzon's original acoustic and seating proposals for the major hall were considered insufficient." (6:14) That hostile government you mention, and greedy Davis Hughes (its Minister of Works) in particular, invented that "problem" based on the blockheaded idea that there was room enough beneath the shells to make the concert halls bigger, but in "solving" that they wrecked much of the interior spectacle Utzon envisioned with smaller, lower auditoria permitting a view right through the cathedral-like underside of those huge self-supporting shells. Members of Utzon's original team have since expressed the view that one day we will make the interior (and the frontal glass) right as public taste catches up with the thinking that designed it. Not sure if the very recent rework of the halls' interiors was bold enough to shrink them down to size like that... it has the problem that their shows always sell out :p

It's hard to believe this building was only 15 years old when I first saw it in 1988. Thanks for this story and thanks for your fabulous channel!

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

@newsgetsold

7 ай бұрын

Hard to believe it was only 26 years old when I first saw it in 1999.

What an incredible building! I fell in love with it when i was a kid! I still find it just as impressive now, if not more, than when i was little. Timeless in its design and beauty, this is a true icon of a proud and beautiful nation. This is truly a feat in engineering, design, form and function. Just incredible!

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it

I have been to the Opera house many times throughout my life. Many good memories there.

yep, again another awesome video, super interesting and super fun to watch. This is rapidly becoming my favourite KZread channel and I can definetly see it reaching critical mass in the near future, keep up the good work guys, looking forward to the next one!

I worked on the Sydney Opera House in my school holidays when I was around 13 or 14. My fathers friend was installing safety mats under the prop lift at the back/ side of the Opera Theatre so anyone walking under it wouldn't be crushed if the lift was coming down - he took me with him. I spent a week inside the dusty concrete shells providing unsolicited design advice to the engineers and generally being a smartarse. I noticed they all took my advice and tiled the building with white and cream tiles instead of simply painting it green and gold stripes. You cant take your eyes of this building. I live not far away and pass it all the time. Its beautiful symmetry is breathtaking.

this is how I identify Australia when I was little!

@imakevideos5377

5 жыл бұрын

Мартин Хлоп did you see it in a movie by any chance?

@imakevideos5377

5 жыл бұрын

Мартин Хлоп Nemo? 😉

The chief monument Down Under is ideal for SHEN YUN performances regardless of whether Sydney (continentally the biggest city) has a Chinatown or not! There should be! Yes indeed!

@daveotuwa5596

Жыл бұрын

DID YOU KNOW? None of the SHEN YUN performances has ever been seen in China or its territories and won't in frank although over 95% of the ballet cast ARE born and raised in the Oriental country. As close as the show is in Taipei the capital of Taiwan (NOW a Chinese territory).

While Utzon's story is quite tragic, the commonly ignored story of even more tragic Peter Hall (The guy who had the balls to pick up this project after Utzon left) remains untold again.

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

This is the most informative and interesting channel.

Fascinating history. Was not aware of it. Thanks

This is one of my first favorite places to go when I visit Sydney! :)

I have been to the Sydney Opera House, the scenery is really beautiful, I really want to go again.

There are buildings that dont age because their purpose, their design, their space is perfect. MY Sydney Opera House will be the jewel of Sydney, and a world icon, not because we are arrogant but because we know that Mr Utzon gave us something we should shout out to the world.

The Sydney Opera House has to be one of the most iconic buildings on the planet!

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

@ericgeorge5483

3 жыл бұрын

@@thestrategicarchitect7314 Copy a link please.

It's amazing what can be done with some hope and an endure push to complete something.

Great video! The Sydney Opera House truly is an architectural and engineering wonder of its age. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Great story on one of Australia’s unique building projects - we’ll done

Awesome! I had no idea that the sails were constructed out of a semi standard form like that. Hope you do more videos about the development of other iconic buildings.

What an impressive, awesome channel. Thanks for making these videos!

@TheB1M

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You’re so welcome! ✊️✊️

A true Australian building project, if you know what I mean.

@roben2791

5 жыл бұрын

why

@creativemindplay

5 жыл бұрын

bwahahahah. maybe they'll do (or have done) a video about BBI Airport. Screwing up big projects is something any country can do.

@mashotoshaku

5 жыл бұрын

I assume he's referring to the Incredibly expensive nature of the building.

@damianrhea8875

5 жыл бұрын

Dáin Ironfoot We get what you mean (wink) ... Thanks! They are RACISTS -- they do not like Asians, blacks, Middle Easterners, New Zealander Kiwis, etc., and apparently Danish people.

@dainironfoot5198

5 жыл бұрын

That and the fact that it got delayed by so much and took so long :)

Good video. You could have touched on some other interesting design features like the use of heat exchangers in the “basement” using harbour water to run the air conditioning. They should have taken more time to get the interior as good as could be given the remedial work they are now forced to do, but given its ground breaking character such problems were inevitable. I live in Sydney and it never gets old. One great thing is I can take the train through Circular Quay and get a glimpse of the SOH and SHB on my way home.

The Sydney Opera House is part of a small club of instantly recognisable and universally loved buildings.

I was amazed when looking into the opera house that the underground garage areas are about as deep as the building is tall.

An awesome piece of architect. Love the Sydney harbour. 😉

Terrific. I am working in conjunction with a professor to create an interactive lesson about the project management of the SOH. This video culls together the history and provides wonderful photographs about the progress. Thank you.

In Australia after a bloody big brawl we can produce some wildly exciting outcomes!!!! That's bloody old Australia for you!!! Dame Nellie Melba once said, 'Give Australians muck: that's all they understand!!' Of course she was just havin' a go - tryin' to take the micky - and we loved her for it. The wide brown land - every time!

This building is stunning when you see it perched out in Sydney Harbour.

On my docket for early next year. Looking forward to it

beautiful house

Great storytelling of the history of an icon.

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

The story of Ove Arup and this project would be an interesting one as well!

Thank for the information. Amazing

BM1 I love your videos! You should do one on zoning laws and how that changes buildings (like NY vs Houston)

awesome feeling been there

AWESOME video! I loved it!

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

0:19 This Famous Building The Sydney Opera House In Sydney In Australia Is Appears In Epic Groundbreaking Disney And Pixar Animated Blockbuster Movies Such As Disney And Pixar's Finding Nemo In 2003 20 Years Ago And Of Course Disney's The Rescuers Down Under Which Is The Squall To The Rescuers In 1977. This One Disney's The Rescuers Down Under Was Released In 1990 From Walt Disney Pictures In North America Or The United States Of America Which Is From The Disney Renaissance Series In The Early 1990's In The 20th Century Which Is From The Makers Of Disney's Aladdin In 1992 And Disney's The Little Mermaid In 1989 And Disney's Beauty And The Beast In 1991 And Of Course Disney's The Lion King In 1994. Awesome. Thanks Mate. X

Can you believe that site was a tram depot before the opera house was built?

@kylebreedlove6112

5 жыл бұрын

Similar to Millennium Park in Chicago. It's over a train yard.

@SpottoBotto

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. It was called Fort Macquarie tram depot and looked like a medieval castle.

@eseereoj

5 жыл бұрын

Turnsole80 And the whole country used to be the dumping ground of convicts and rejects by the UK... Go figure!

@connorcore7008

5 жыл бұрын

Fort Macquarie was beautiful in it's own way, but the opera house is truly iconic

@tommegg8486

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpottoBotto and even before the tram depot it was a fort

Great video. I think some of your more recent videos, the quality is noticeably increasing!

@TheB1M

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We’re making it harder for ourselves 😂

I heard an interesting story about the design competition's jury once but I don't know if it's true... Supposedly a starchitect, Eero Saarinen I believe, arrived to the selection meeting a day late and pulled Utzon's submission out of a pile that the other jury members had already discarded and announced "gentlemen, here is your winner!"

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

And I thought MY house was a nightmare. I'll gladly take my headaches over that project any day.

Amazing

The music used in this video is as beautiful as the grace of a perfect sphere being the secret to the roof's strength.

When I visited Sydney 20 years ago I could not get enough of walking around it (plus the tour); it was like a religious experience. The unfortunate part is that the name is deceptive; the main hall is the concert hall, with the opera playing in a smaller hall with limited staging capability. Sydney could use a real opera house, but how do you ever build one when the symbol of Australia is called the "Sydney Opera House?" Its final cost was several times the original estimate, but worth every penny.

Its my dream to one day work on a project as significant as this!

@meltingice5697

5 жыл бұрын

I hear ya my friend...

@kylebreedlove6112

5 жыл бұрын

This kind of project causes heart attacks lol

The video about the Sydney Opera House being built is amazing. And interesting to find out more about the history of Australia. The Sydney opera house is really big. And the inside of it is huge. It's like being in a concert hall. And it's really beautiful inside of the opera house. If I ever went there I would love it. Because it's really gorgeous. I would be willing to go to Sydney, Australia. I have always heard it's beautiful in Sydney, Australia. It's a beautiful continent to visit. And the tour of the opera house would be cool.

@richlogan862

4 жыл бұрын

I would love to go to Sydney, Australia. It looks like a gorgeous continent. I would love to see the outback and learn more about the kangaroos, koalas, and wombats. I would love to meet the Aussies. I think Australian people are very attractive and nice. Their accent is very different.

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

Yay! Australia!!!

That's so nice

Great content 👍

Thank u very much for make a Video. Really wow

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

@selimreza9558

3 жыл бұрын

@@thestrategicarchitect7314 thanks

Let's hope this channel the b1m will reach 3mil subs by the end of 2019

The value has far outweighed the time and cost. This building is as iconic as the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.

1:37 I absolutely love these drawings.

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

You could do videos based on famous cities but the other side/slums.Great Video.

hi from Denmark it really is a beautiful building

Makes me proud to be an Aussie ❤️

Thanks

Just by way of update, the internal re-fits are done - the theatre reopened 2017 and the concert hall in 2022 with redesigned acoustics.

It’s pretty cool living 30 minutes from it

@triplesix4792

5 жыл бұрын

Lol same

@binozia-old-2031

5 жыл бұрын

Plus traffic lol

Happy 50th birthday Sydney opera house today

I would like to see a construction video about Harbor Bridge!!!

That was great

@thestrategicarchitect7314

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to be interesting in the story of the Sydney Opera House, I made a video about the hidden story behind it, you should watch it ;)

i am happy to de information

@The B1m It would be great if you could a video on the Teatro Colon ("Colon Theatre") in Buenos Aires. A structure definitely worth a video!

@miketackabery7521

Жыл бұрын

THAT is a famously great hall. One of the truly great opera houses of the world. While the SOH may be a spectacularly beautiful building, it's interior makes for a lousy opera and concert venue.

You guys should do a video on the Dubai Creek Tower

Best money ever spent by Australia.

Isn't there also a giant underground car park under the opera house too? That was also a major construction.

@TheB1M

5 жыл бұрын

Yes there is! But technically the car park is not directly beneath the Opera House, it is beneath the neighbouring Royal Botanic Gardens. It's in our "World's Deepest Buildings" video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGd8xrWyoae5pps.html

Do a video about lighthouses!

Yes , I did search this

I pray that I will be there someday.

The greatest, most exuberant and sea shall wowderful, at the edge of Syd's Harbour.

As an architecture student, i wanted to use this building for my case study, but after listening to the story behind it. i bet i must ran for my dear life if you know what i mean😀😀

There are a number of reasons I would like to visit Australia, but if I were told I could not visit the Sydney Opera House, I wouldn't go.

@Locutus

5 жыл бұрын

I did a tour of the House about 5 years ago, and I actually enjoyed it. Don't get me wrong, it was expensive, and more should have been included in the price, but still was a good experience.

@xpxp2839

5 жыл бұрын

thats the most important icon which makes SYD the most crowded capital city in Australia

Didn't mention the worlds deepest car park that was dug underneath the SOH in the 90's 🙁

@sunsetlights100

5 жыл бұрын

NZ here how many stories down was the parking garage!

@TheB1M

5 жыл бұрын

We had a lengthy debate about that in our editorial meeting! Technically the car park is not directly beneath the Opera House, it is beneath the neighbouring Royal Botanic Gardens. We also wanted to focus on the original construction of the Opera House itself and cover the story in a reasonable length video. We have also featured the car park in the past, in our "World's Deepest Buildings" video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGd8xrWyoae5pps.html

@SpottoBotto

5 жыл бұрын

That's correct. The carpark is under a clifftop park just south of it. It's a massive spiral that just never feels like it's going to end driving down it.

@dartanion0075

5 жыл бұрын

It's a monster.spiral down .its not levels rather a huge corkscrew. Its deep.

@TheRealUnconnected

5 жыл бұрын

Also the most vomit inducing car park ever made, nearly passed out from dizziness a few times.

WOW WOW WOW

They should have something there to mention about the old tram depot that was there.

Nice Video

Nice

I'm old hat! I wish the old tram depot was still here!! And the trams still running lol

I love this music ! Can you please link me to this composition

i grew up on the horrible stories behind the scene of this magnificent creation.

love you channel! thank you for what you are doing, can you do a video about the palace of the parliament in Romania, the second largest administrative building in the world after pentagon and it*s the heaviest building in the world, weighing in at around 4.098,500,000 kilograms,

@TheB1M

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sure, we’ll take a look.

The Sydney Opera House just celebrated its 50th anniversary - 20 October 2023.

@Jasmine_DD

7 ай бұрын

It's wonderful to hear that the Sydney Opera House recently celebrated its 50th anniversary! This iconic landmark holds a special place in the hearts of many, and its architectural brilliance continues to captivate people from around the world.

I already go there