2009年5月12日火曜日

world heritage of Australia 2 Sydney Opera House




The Sydney Opera House is masterpiece of modern architecture by Jorn Utzon. There is symbol in Sydney. So, the Sydney Opera House frequented by tourists all the year around. It has had an enduring influence on late 20th century architecture and beyond.
The construction is represents an extraordinary interpretation and shaped like sails of a boat. The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO world heritage site on 28 June 2007.

World heritage of Australia 1 Great Barrier Reef






I researched world heritage of Australia. So, Australia has a lot of world heritage. For example, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Kata Tjuta National Park and Tasmanian Wilderness. These are very famous among the people.

The Great Barrier Reef was one of Australia’s first World Heritage. So, it is probably the most know marine protected area. The location is the coast of Queensland on Australia. It is 2300km long. In 1981, Great Barrier Reef was registered on UNESCO’s world heritage list. A lot of animal, fish and shelf of coral are living in there. But, shelf of coral is reducing because impact of global warming. The scene of “Finding Nemo” which Disney pixar animated movie is on a Great Barrier Reef.