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Australian landmarks. By: Johanna and Crystal. Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney harbour bridge. Sydney harbour It is made by men It is 45 m wide, 134 metres high and 39 000 tonnes in weight. Why It’s important. It is a famous Australian landmark
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Australian landmarks By: Johanna and Crystal
Sydney harbour bridge • Sydney harbour • It is made by men • It is 45 m wide, 134 metres high and 39 000 tonnes in weight
Why It’s important • It is a famous Australian landmark • It connects to Sydney city to the North shore Sydney • It looks unique.
Appearance • It is an arched shaped steel bridge • The nickname of the harbour bridge is the Coathanger because of it’s appearance
How It Is Used • A bridge to cross Sydney Harbour • It is used for cars, trains, pedstains, bikes paths and footpaths
Special Features • They began building it in 1928 • It opened on the 19 of march 1932
Opera House • It is located at Bennelong point in Sydney. • It is a built landmark . • It is 183m long and 120m wide at it’s widest point. • A series of white ‘shells’ and can be described as sails.
Opera House (continued) • It was built by Jorn Utzon- opened in 1973. • Performing venue-1500 performance per year 1.2 million visitors viewing the performance • 7 million people visit the site each year