Sydney Opera House is located on the tip of Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia. It is surrounded by harbour on 3 sides by Sydney Cove and Farm Cove and the fourth side neighbours the Royal Botanic Gardens.
How big is the Sydney Opera House?
it is big
Bi Ben is taller than Sydney Opera House by approximately 94'. Big Ben is 315' tall and the Opera House is 221' tall.
The Sydney Opera House covers an area of 1.8 hectares. It is about 185 metres long and 120 metres wide at its widest point. The topmost point of its tallest "shell" extends to 67.4 metres, or 222 feet, above Sydney Harbour, roughly half the height of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Sydney Cove was named after the British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney.
The First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
The man who led the First Fleet and established the colony at Sydney Cove was Captain Arthur Phillip.
Sydney Cove
The first civilization in Australia is believed to have started around 65,000 years ago by Indigenous Australians in various parts of the continent. The Aboriginal people are considered the world's oldest living culture, with a rich history of art, spiritual beliefs, and sustainable land management practices.
The Iron Cove Bridge was constructed because it had to cross the Iron Cove River, this was to improve Sydney's development.
Arthur Phillip named Sydney Cove on Port Jackson after the British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, the First Viscount Sydney of England, in recognition of Sydney's role in issuing the charter authorising Phillip to establish a penal (prison) colony. The settlement of Sydney grew at Sydney Cove, becoming known simply as "Sydney".
Sydney Opera House is located on the tip of Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia. It is surrounded by harbour on 3 sides by Sydney Cove and Farm Cove and the fourth side neighbours the Royal Botanic Gardens.
1788
Captain Arthur Phillip named Manly Cove in Sydney Harbour. As Phillip studied the indigenous people standing, watching him, he noted in his journal "Their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place".
Big Cove YMCA Camp was created in 1889.
a cove is small and it has freshwater.