- All the “sails” or roofs if put together create a perfect sphere, which the architect devised while eating an orange.
- In 1956, Jørn Utzon’s design was rejected by the first three judges but picked by the fourth judge to win the competition, which had 233 total designs.
- The architectural style is called Expressionist Modernism, which utilizes new materials.
- The opera house cost was estimated at 7 million, but the final cost was $102 million
- The foundation is believed to be the biggest column free chamber in the world.
- The Grand Organ is the largest mechanical organ in the world, with 10,154 pipes.
- The highest roof reaches 67 meters above sea level or 22 stories high.
- It is one of the only buildings that has an opera written about it “The Eighth Wonder” as it’s considered the eighth wonder of the world.