(CNN) — On October 20, 1973 — exactly 50 years ago this Friday — the Sydney Opera House was opened to great fanfare by the late Queen Elizabeth II. Completed a decade late and vastly over-budget, the ...

Saying that the Sydney Opera House is a well-known icon of Australia is kind of like saying the Amazon is a creek. The building, which turns 50 years old on October 20, has been given a cultural value ...

Social media users are claiming to show the underneath of the Sydney Opera House. This image shows multiple levels of the historic building. This claim is false. Check Your Fact ran the image through ...

SYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Sydney Opera House celebrated its 50th birthday on Friday, with a laser show planned to illuminate the iconic building. Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October ...

Commemorative occasions are often draped in fatty platitudes. Within such platitudes lie excuses and apologies. People are celebrated after the fact, not for their faults but for their virtues. It’s ...

Irish Postal Service An Post has issued a new stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House in honor of the Irish engineer who brought the iconic building to life. The stamp was ...