Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.
The Sydney Opera House is a distinctly recognisable shell-like building that has become a symbol of the city, if not the whole country. The shells are constructed from 1,056,000 glazed granite tiles which were imported from Sweden and cover over 1000 rooms, including five different theatres. More on the building, as ever, at Wikipedia.
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ah, cool… last time I checked Sydney CBD didn’t have high-res imagery. wow, I can see my work from here.. woo hoo!
Looks like a couple of motorboats were having fun in the bay…
The view of the Sydney opera House resembles the types of Brassiere that madonna wore in the ’80s.