Sidney
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. The first British settlers, led by Captain Arthur Phillip, arrived in 1788 to found Sydney as a penal colony. There are more than 250 different languages spoken in Sydney and about one-third of residents speak a language other than English at home. Sydney is made up of mostly Triassic rock with some recent igneous dykes and volcanic necks.
Population At June 2016 Sydney's estimated population was 5, 005, 358.
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Sydney Opera House One of the world's great icons, the Sydney Opera House is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the star attraction on the glittering harbor. This graceful building, shaped like shells or billowing sails, perches on a finger of land surrounded by water.
Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Harbour Bridge or "Coathanger, " as the locals call it, was the city's best-known landmark prior to construction of the Opera House. Supported by massive double piers at each end, it was built in 1932 and remains the world's largest steel arch bridge, connecting the harbor's north and south shores in a single curve rising 134 m above the water. Along its length run two railway lines and eight lanes for road traffic, the direction of which can be varied according to traffic flow.
Sydney Tower Soaring above the city skyline, the 309 m high Sydney Tower is the city's tallest building and one of its great landmarks (other than the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, of course). This golden spire-topped turret rises from the busy Centrepoint shopping mall.
