There are few buildings in this world which are as well known and well recognized as the Sydney opera house. This opera house is a beautifully made opera house. It is located at a very beautiful place in Australia. Sydney Opera house happens to be one of the most famous places in the world. It is one of those buildings which are shot a lot. The building is as famous and as well recognized by people as the Eiffel tower. There are few other buildings which can be considered as the attention catchers of the modern world. One of those buildings is the Sydney opera house. This building is a unique building as it is beautiful and is built on sound engineering principles as well. The building is as important as it represents Australia. Whenever for example, a movie maker has to show that the central character of his or her film is in Australia, he or she will show that the character is passing by the Sydney opera house or is standing there with the Sydney opera house in the back grounds. In this way the opera house of Sydney represents Australia to the outside world. The building was opened back in 1973. Although it is too young in comparison to the Egyptian pyramids or the Roman Coliseum, it represents its country just like the Pyramids represent Egypt.