Compléter Opera HouseVersion en ligne fill in the gaps par Lina Salvanou 1 sail of aware sunk distinctive Harbour venues symbol of featured composed below interior multitude at breathtaking rehearsal spectacular The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney , Australia and is one of the most and famous 20th century buildings . It is also one of the world's most famous performing arts and since its opening , it has become a of Sydney . Designed by Danish architect Jo / rn Utzon , it reaches out into Sydney and its roof reminds us of a moving ship full ! Construction began in March 1959 and it was completed in 1973 at a cost of $102 million ! It is very large ( 183m x 120m ) and it is supported on 580 concrete piers up to 25m sea level . The roofs of the House are constructed of 1 , 056 , 000 white granite tiles and the is pink granite and wood . It has about 1 , 000 rooms , 5 theatres , 5 studios , 2 main halls and a of restaurants , bars and souvenir shops . What you may not be is that you've probably seen this structure in films such as " Mission Impossible II " , " Independence Day " , " Finding Nemo " and many more !