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1、Welcome to the most beautiful place in Australia- Sydney,Now take a few minutes and become enchanted by the vital, optimistic and peaceful Sydney!,A presentation by Wiebke Wawrzin Sangeetha Sivakumar Sissy Kanneettukandathil Ramesch Ghassem- Khanloo,About Sydney,Sydney is the capital city of the Aus
2、tralian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). It has a population of 4 million. Sydney is the secret capital of Australia and its also the centre of finance, transport, trade and culture. Sydney is a significant global and domestic tourist destination and
3、 is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and livable cities in the world, admired for its harbour, beaches and cosmopolitan culture. Sydney significantly raised its global profile in recent years as the host city of the Olympic Games in 2000.,The Sydney Opera House actually is a comple
4、x of many theatres and concert halls, e.g. Opera Theatre for Operas and Ballets (1547 seats), Concert Hall - for concerts of all kinds, from Symphonies to Rock, Jazz and Pop (2690 seats) and Drama Theatre for the performances of the Sydney Dance Company. There is also a studio and a playhouse. Up to
5、 3000 performances per year take place here.,Opera House,Roof structure The are a lot of comparisons and speculations of how Jrn Utzorn got the inspiration for the roof shape. orange zests fan-shaped palm leaves sails nuns hoods mussels The roofs are constructed of more than a million glazed tiles,
6、which were produced in Sweden.,Restaurants & Bars At the Guillaume at Bennelong Restaurant one can have an exquisite dinner after a concert and enjoy the wonderful views of circular quay or farm cove.,Guillaume at Bennelong is situated in the southern shell of the Sydney Opera House, where diners si
7、t beneath Joern Utzons vaulted concrete “ribs“. Sensuously curved, chocolate-coloured banquettes surround generously-spaced tables. Both the restaurant and the bar offer spectacular views of Sydney Harbour, the Bridge, Royal Botanic Gardens, Circular Quay and the city.,The vision of Taronga Zoo is t
8、o inspire Australians and the visitors to discover, explore, delight in and protect the natural world. Taronga Zoo has about 380 species and over 2200 individual animals. There are a variety of fascinating keeper talks and feeding times to see at Taronga Zoo, including the Cheetahs, Rhinos, Cape Hun
9、ting Dogs and more. To come to the zoo you have to drive on a ferry from Circular Quay, which comes all 30 minutes. The visitors can begin their day at the zoo with a Sky Safari ride from the ferry to the main entrance plaza while enjoying spectacular city, harbour and zoo views and then walk down t
10、o the zoo.,Taronga Zoo,The fastest animals on four legs, African Cheetahs have a flexible spine which helps them to run up to 110 km per hour over a short distance. Their long tail acts as a counter-balance on sharp turns. Biting into the neck they strangle their prey. Cheetah comes from a Hindi wor
11、d meaning spotted one.,Different Animals,The Black Rhinoceros has two horns, which it uses for attack and defence. It is very protective of its territory which it marks by spraying urine and stamping in its faeces, depositing the scent with each footstep. Its poor vision, however, means that a motio
12、nless person can stand upwind as close as 30m undetected.,The Australian Sealion is the largest animal found along the shore of Southern Australia. They use all four flippers to move around on land. With nostrils shut, sealions speed through the water and swallow their food head first and whole.,Koa
13、la is an Aboriginal name meaning no drink as they rarely drink. Feeding exclusively on low-energy eucalyptus leaves, they sleep up to twenty hours a day. Born of a very small size, Koalas travel to their mothers pouch where they stay until they are old enough to cling onto her back.,A Kangaroo is a
14、marsupial mammal meaning it carries its baby in its pouch on the outside of its tummy. The baby is born really tiny and crawls into its mothers pouch. The baby lives in its mothers pouch till its quite large. The kangaroo usually rests in the shade during the day and comes out to eat in the late aft
15、ernoon and night when its much cooler. The kangaroo fights by attacking its opponent with its front paws (which have sharp claws) or by kicking them with its powerful hind legs (like a boxer).,Beaches in Sydney,Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney. It is also known as Sydney Harbour and it
16、is the largest natural harbour in the world. It is a prime piece of real estate in Sydney today. Its most well-known features are the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.,Athol Bay,Athol Beach is next to the Athol Wharf the ferry berth from Taronga Zoo. With the view of the city, Athol Bay is a fantastic picknick place. This beach is next to Bradleys Head Walk, one of the most beautiful walk ways through bushwalk with amazing views of th
