2021 $1 National Heritage Australia Sydney Opera House PNC

Australia's most famous building, the Sydney Opera House, was formally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1973. This great modern masterpiece was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon, who was awarded the project in 1957. With its prominent location on Bennelong Point, the building is a fitting response to its spectacular harbour setting. It comprises three groups of interlocking, vaulted "shells", which roof two main performance halls and a restaurant. These are set on a vast platform and are surrounded by a terrace that functions as a pedestrian concourse.