Sydney Australia

Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and definitely the most famous city in Australia and Oceania. It is located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis encircles one of the world's largest natural harbors, and expands towards the Blue Mountains to the west. The residents of this city are known as "Sydneysiders" and make up not only the most multicultural city in Australia but also one of the most multicultural cities in the world.

Picture above: The Sydney Opera House and CBD at dusk from Jeffrey Street, Kirribilli in December 2008.

The area surrounding Sydney has been resided by indigenous Australians for tens of millennia. The first British settlers first arrived in 1788 with Captain Arthur Phillip and founded Sydney as a criminal colony. Since the ending of the condemned transportation in the mid-1800s the city has become a global cultural furthermore, an economic center. 

The population of Sydney at the time of the 2011 census was 4.39 million. About 1.5 million of them were born overseas and are the representatives of many different countries from around the world. Last but not least, there are more than 250 different languages spoken in Sydney and about one third of the residents speak a language other than English at home.

Its natural features include Sydney Harbour, the Royal National Park, Bondi Beach, and the Royal Botanic Gardens. In addition, man-made attractions such as the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are well known all over the world.

Port Jackson

Port Jackson, also called Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney. This harbour, is the largest natural harbour in the whole wide world and also a haven of the Tasman Sea. Moreover, it includes the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the same time it is the location of the first European settlement in Australia, the Port Jackson has continued to play a key role in the history and development of the city of Sydney.

Royal National Park

The Royal National Park, or the Nasho or the Royal, is a protected national park that is located south of Sydney, in the eastern Australia. The 15,091-hectare national park is located approximately 29 kilometers south of the Sydney central business district near the localities of Loftus, Otford, and Waterfall.

Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach or Bondi Bay is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney. The Bondi Beach is located 7 km east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs. Bondi, North Bondi and Bondi Junction are neighboring suburbs. Of course, it is needless to say that Bondi is one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia.

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts center in Sydney. It is located on the Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the facility is nearby to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens. It was designed by a Danish architect Jørn Utzon, and it was first formally opened on 20 October 1973. The NSW Government, being led by Premier Joseph Cahill, authorized the beginning of work in 1958, with Utzon directing construction. It is identified as one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and also one of the most famous performing arts centers in the world, this facility is managed by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the protection of the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts. Furthermore, the Sydney Opera House became a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. Moreover, the dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, and more widely for Australia. The bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design.  In addition, the bridge is also known to Sydneysiders simply as "the Bridge".