I went on one of the tours that take you round the inside of the Sydney Opera House including the various stages (in some cases rehearsals were in progress).  I found it very interesting as I had no idea that the outside shell and the internal structure have only a limited relationship with each other.  Photography was basically restricted to the public areas such as the foyer and walkways.

This was the view as I walked around Circular Quay heading for the Opera House.

The view looking back at Circular Quay as I climbed up to the Opera House.

As you walk up the steps the “shells” come into view rather dramatically.

The next photographs are of the entry hall (foyer), I’m not sure I would have selected a purple carpet but it certainly makes a bold fashion statement.

The structure of the Opera House consists of these complex curved by precast concrete ribs.

An interior view, the interior is composed of pink granite mined from Tarana, NSW and wood and brush box plywood supplied from northern NSW.

A section of the mural in the “The Utzon Room".

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