Boston
13 years ago
Thursday 30 October 2008
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Sydney I
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.28 million (2006 estimate). It is the state capital of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British colony in Australia. It was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, leader of the First Fleet from Britain. A resident of the city is referred to as a Sydneysider.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge is locally nicknamed The Coathanger because of its arch-based design, although this usage is less prevalent than it once was.
The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough, Teesside and was the city's tallest structure until 1967. According to Guinness World Records, it is the world's widest long-span bridge and its tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres from top to water level. It is also the fourth-longest spanning-arch bridge in the world.
The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. Based on the competition winning entry by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most distinctive 20th century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world.
Both icons together.
Sydneys Botanic Gardens.
The Sydney Opera House is an expressionist modern design, with a series of large precast concrete 'shells', each taken from a hemisphere of the same radius, forming the roofs of the structure. The Opera House covers 1.8 hectares of land. It is 183 metres long and about 120 metres wide at its widest point. It is supported on 588 concrete piers sunk up to 25 metres below sea level. Its power supply is equivalent for a town of 25,000 people. The power is distributed by 645 kilometres of electrical cable.
The roofs of the House are covered with 1,056,006 glossy white and matte cream Swedish-made tiles, though from a distance the tiles look only white. Despite their self-cleaning nature, they are still subject to periodic maintenance and replacement.
The Concert Hall and Opera Theatre are each contained in the two largest groups of shells, and the other theatres are located on the sides of the shell groupings. The form of the shells is chosen to reflect the internal height requirements, rising from the low entrance spaces, over the seating areas and up to the high stage towers. A much smaller group of shells set to one side of the Monumental steps houses the Bennelong Restaurant. Although the roof structures of the Sydney Opera House are commonly referred to as shells (as they are in this article), they are in fact not shells in a strictly structural sense, but are instead precast concrete panels supported by precast concrete ribs. The building's interior is composed of pink granite quarried in Tarana and wood and brush box plywood supplied from Wauchope in northern New South Wales.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge is locally nicknamed The Coathanger because of its arch-based design, although this usage is less prevalent than it once was.The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough, Teesside and was the city's tallest structure until 1967. According to Guinness World Records, it is the world's widest long-span bridge and its tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres from top to water level. It is also the fourth-longest spanning-arch bridge in the world.
The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. Based on the competition winning entry by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most distinctive 20th century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world.
Both icons together.
Sydneys Botanic Gardens.
The Sydney Opera House is an expressionist modern design, with a series of large precast concrete 'shells', each taken from a hemisphere of the same radius, forming the roofs of the structure. The Opera House covers 1.8 hectares of land. It is 183 metres long and about 120 metres wide at its widest point. It is supported on 588 concrete piers sunk up to 25 metres below sea level. Its power supply is equivalent for a town of 25,000 people. The power is distributed by 645 kilometres of electrical cable.
The roofs of the House are covered with 1,056,006 glossy white and matte cream Swedish-made tiles, though from a distance the tiles look only white. Despite their self-cleaning nature, they are still subject to periodic maintenance and replacement.
The Concert Hall and Opera Theatre are each contained in the two largest groups of shells, and the other theatres are located on the sides of the shell groupings. The form of the shells is chosen to reflect the internal height requirements, rising from the low entrance spaces, over the seating areas and up to the high stage towers. A much smaller group of shells set to one side of the Monumental steps houses the Bennelong Restaurant. Although the roof structures of the Sydney Opera House are commonly referred to as shells (as they are in this article), they are in fact not shells in a strictly structural sense, but are instead precast concrete panels supported by precast concrete ribs. The building's interior is composed of pink granite quarried in Tarana and wood and brush box plywood supplied from Wauchope in northern New South Wales.
During the tour around the Opera we were sitting in this very hall when the guide asked if someone would like to test the acoustic. So a woman sang "Amazing Grace".
Saturday 4 October 2008
Sydney II
With the Bondie beach Explorer we leave the city centre and visit the sights around.
This place is called: "The Gap".
The city in the distance. Kinda magical.
The Bondie beach Explorer and our driver. Funny guy. Totally sweet. Cause it was the last tour of the day he offered to take pictures from us. He lives in Australia since 25 years but his English is still broken. he used to work in Melbourne - but his daughter went to Sydney to study. She is an only precious child. He missed her so much, that he moved up too. Don't know is that love or is that just inability to let go?
"Wedding cake"-Lighthouse.Chinese Garden of Friendship I
In the entrance area of the garden is a bride and groom vehicle - completely made out of jade. O_o
Detail of the vehicle.
The Chinese Garden - it is not huge but the landscaper managed to make the most of the space with a lot of love for details.
This is the most amazing tree I have seen so far. I do not know what it is. How it is called. But it looks spiky! ;)
The water is full of fat Koi-fish.Chinese Garden of Friendship II
The Chinese Garden of Friendship is a Chinese garden in Darling Harbour and close to Chinatown. Modelled on the typical private gardens of the Ming Dynasty, the garden offers an insight into Chinese heritage and culture.
I love waterfalls doesn't matter how big or small.
Waterfall from top! ;)
Oh, one day I wanna go to Japan and enjoy the cherry blossom season.
Can you see the water - being arty on stone.
Lov'em!
(And love my camera!!!)
Yuck!!! A monster-spider. About the biggest I have seen so far.
Yay - it's me! Having a nap and being happy!
I went on my knees to take a photo of the sleeping Buddha and in that very moment this leave fall down on me and tumbled on the ground. It just looks perfect doesn't it? Like arranged?
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