The roof is constructed of a series of precast concrete "shells". The roofs of the Sydney Opera House are covered in a subtle chevron pattern with 1,056,006 glossy white- and matte-cream-colored Swedish-made glazed ceramic tiles from Höganäs AB though, from a distance, the shells appear a uniform white...Architect: Jørn Utzon. Structural engineer: Ove Arup & Partners. Completed: 1973. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2007

The roof is constructed of a series of precast concrete "shells". The roofs of the Sydney Opera House are covered in a subtle chevron pattern with 1,056,006 glossy white- and matte-cream-colored Swedish-made glazed ceramic tiles from Höganäs AB though, from a distance, the shells appear a uniform white...Architect: Jørn Utzon. Structural engineer: Ove Arup & Partners. Completed: 1973. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2007

The remarkable wind-sculpted sandstone rock formations a short walk south from Bondi beach on the coast walk between Bondi & Coogee via Bronte beach. Sydney, New South, Wales, Australia. "Bondi" or "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning water breaking over rocks or noise of water breaking over rocks.

The Lotus Pond, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Asia, from Iran to Japan, and south to northeren Australia. Long grown for culinary use as the leaf stalks, rootstock and seeds are edible, the dried sead heads are also used in floral art. The Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, is one of the most beautiful flowers in the world and is revered in the East where it is a symbol of (among other things) fertility, nobility, holiness and purity. Due to its display of all stages of growth simultaneously: bud, flower and seedpod - the lotus is also a symbol of the past, present and future or the individuals progress from the lowest to the highest state of consciousness. Lotus flowers are an oddity in the plant world as they can generate their own heat. they are able to maintain a temperature of 30°C though the surrounding temperature may be much lower.

Australia's famous Bondi beach, Coogee beach, Bronte beach, Tamara bay and Gordons bay beach and bays Sydney, Australia. Images with Blue skies, turquoise sea and golden sands.

Since 1998, BridgeClimb has made it possible for tourists to climb the southern half of the bridge. Tours run throughout the day, from dawn to dusk, and are only cancelled for electrical storms or high wind. Night climbs are also available. Groups of climbers are provided with protective clothing appropriate to the prevailing weather conditions and are given an orientation briefing before climbing. During the climb, attendees are secured to the bridge by a wire lifeline. Each climb begins on the eastern side of the bridge and ascends to the top. At the summit, the group crosses to the western side of the arch for the descent. Each climb is a three-and-a-half-hour experience. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular and pedestrian traffic between theSydney 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. The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough Teesside and Cleveland Bridge, Darlington, County Durham and opened in 1932. Until 1967 it was the city's tallest structure.[citation needed] According to Guinness World Records, it is the world's widest long-span bridge and it is the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres (440 ft) from top to water level. It is also the fifth-longest spanning-arch bridge in the world.

The Waverley Cemetery opened in 1877 and is a cemetery located on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. It is noted for its largely intact Victorian and Edwardian monuments. The cemetery contains the graves of many significant Australians including and the poet Henry Lawson and Australia's first Prime Minister, Sir Edmund Barton, who is interred at South Head. Architecturally, Waverley Cemetery is significant in that it showcases examples of Stonemasonry and funerary art dating back from the 19th century,with features (such as the gates, buildings and fencing) that due to their intact nature are considered of outstanding aesthetic value. Poetically, the juxtaposition of the tombs and memorials overlooking the pacific ocean of the sea makes the cemetery a unique place. The cemetery is a popular tourist attraction and is on the route of Bondi to Coogee coastal walk.

Typical buildings from the "The Rocks" Area of Sydney, Australia. Very soon after the first settlement in 1788, farming began to fail because sandstone was underlying, at a very shallow depth, most of the available flat land. This caused what amounted to a famine for the colony, and the early administrators sent groups of prisoners to an area nearby, named The Rocks, to eke out what ever existence they could from the land and build housing for themselves. These first occupants soon hewed out sandstone from the outcrops and built simple houses.

Images of Downtown Architecture & Landmarks, Sydney, Australia.

The path and landscape on the Coogee to Bondi beach Coastal walk

Ancient Trees in the Royal Botanical Garden, Sydney

Sydney harbour at dusk and night photographs including Sydney harbour bridge & Sydney opera House

Flying-foxes are large bats, weighing up to 1 kg, with a wing span which may exceed one metre. They sleep during the day and feed on pollen, nectar and fruit at night. They are also known as fruit bats. Grey-headed Flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus), which are listed as vulnerable under both NSW and Commonwealth legislation. The flying-foxes have made the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney a 'permanent' camp (a site where flying-foxes regularly roost), which is occupied all year round.

Iron lacework, two storey Victorian Filigree terrace were built of stone and reflect the "standard" terrace type pattern commonly found on Darlinghurst and Paddington, with single span iron lace balcony, arched openings to ground floor and squared lintels to first floor...As housing developed in Australia, verandas became important as a way of shading the house. From the mid-nineteenth century in particular, as people became more affluent, they built more elaborate homes, and one of the favoured elaborations was the filigree, or screen, of cast ironor wrought iron. This developed to the point where it has become one of the major features of Australian architecture.

Pick Up Sticks Enterprises, Studio & Workshop of Architect & Artist Christopher Dukes, Kingsford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.