Now we all know the Sydney Opera house is a fantastic piece of Architecture, but what struck me most when i saw it was the tiling structure it made from. When seen on all the post cards it looks white and plain but when looked up close as you can see in the photos its far from this. It has a very symmetrical tiling system that runs over each part of the Theater consisting of white diamond tiles and a dark cream diamond tile that is separated down the middle. Even the separations are interesting they appear at exactly the same distance apart spread every where. When you get up close and forget the obvious fact that the structure is meant to be viewed from a distance you see a different side to the structure. You could say it looks dirty as the cream tiles are a close tone to soil and muck.
Or is it done on purpose to stop strong reflections from the sun blinding the ships on the river?????
The tiles reminded me of a space shuttle and the overall structure which is comprised of 10 segments reminded of individual orange pieces cut in half or shark fins sticking out from the water.I havent been able to find the answer to why the tilings were created like this but never the less I find them an interesting piece of architecture design.
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The Sydney Opera House is indeed an iconic piece of Architecture, not least for it's incredible shape and scale. However, the iconic image is not of the interior or the detailing, but of its form from a distance. I find the experience you had very interesting, seeing a completely different side of the building when close-up. It seems there is another dimension to the Sydney Opera House; an apprecation of the intracicies and inner-workings of the building only visitors to the site can truly understand.
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