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Sydney | Opera House and Harbour Bridge

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Evening view from the Royal Botanic Gardens across Farm Cove to the Sydney Opera House. This famous and distinctive multi-venue performing arts centre was completed in 1973. Later on it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Sydney Harbour Bridge, dating back to 1932, appears in the background. This huge steel through arch bridge has a main span of 504 m.