Sydney Opera House 'eyesore' gives way to new room with a stunning view | pitthen
But for 17 years these views were blocked by the events marquee on the Northern Broadwalk of Bennelong Point.
When the Opera House opened in 1973, this space was the Harbour Restaurant – a self-service outlet featuring plastic outdoor tables and chairs, and lots of seagulls. It was then a fish and chip shop, before it turned into an a la carte restaurant and renamed 180 Degrees in the 1990s. For a number of reasons, it closed in 2001 and was replaced by the marquee.
The interiors include terrazzo granite floors, Danish-designed chairs and a "tapestry of concrete" walls, which have been restored and revitalised to highlight markings on the precast segments from the original construction workers.Credit:The name Yallamundi means “storyteller” in the local Sydney Indigenous language of the Gadigal, the original custodians of Bennelong Point.
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