THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognisable images of the modern world - up there with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building - and one of the most photographed. Not only is it recognisable, it has come to represent 'Australia'.
Although only having been open since 1973, it is as representative of Australia as the pyramids are of Egypt and the Colosseum of Rome.
The Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point, which reaches out into the harbour. The skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House, viewed from a ferry or from the air, is dramatic and unforgettable.Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon - the Opera House with a roof evocative of a ship at full sail - was designed by renowned Danish architect - Jorn Utzon.
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is a favourite destination of scuba divers, underwater explorers and lovers of exotic,romantic tropical islands.It is a succession of spectacular Reefs extending from just south of the Tropic of Capricon off the Queensland coast to Torres strait in the north.It is 2000 kilometres in length and visitors to the Reef have a choice of multiple access points all up and down the north Queensland coast, starting as far south as Bundaberg near the vicinity of Fraser Island.
THE ULURU
Australia most famous feature ULURU is approximately 290 miles from Alice Springs.Uluru was formely known as Ayers Rock and the name was changed when the Australian Government handed the title over to the Australian Aborigines in 1985. Uluru is 348 meters high 3.6 kilometres long, 1.9 kilometers wide and is 9.4 kilometres around.Uluru is on the World Heritage list and is a single rock made up of standstone which is rich in crystalline minerals that make its colour change throughout the day. When it is wet, it is purple or black and on sunny days it appears red or orange.Uluru can be climbed and is done so by thousands of tourists every year.