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TheSydneyOperaHouseisperhapsAustralia'smostfamouslandmark.Thisuniquestructureisoneoftheworld'smostinstantlyrecognisableandiconicbuildings.In1956,aninternationalcompetitiontodesignanoperahouseforSydneywasheld.JørnUtzonhadhisextraordinarydesigndeclaredthewinneronJanuary29,1957.Ittook14yearstobuild.
Uluru(formerlyknownasAyersRock)islocatedintheheartoftheNorthernTerritory.Itistheworld'slargestmonolith(alargeuprightblockofstone/rock).Itisfamousforitsnaturalandculturalvalue.ItiscertainlyoneofthebestknownAustralianlandmarks.UluruisasacredsiteforAboriginalpeople.Itisofgreatspiritualvalue.
HeartReef–Theheart-shapedcoralreefislocatedonHardyReef.IthasbecomeafamousQueenslandlandmarkandanAustralianicon.HardyReefboastssomeofthebestunderwaterviewingontheGreatBarrierReef.Itisapopularsnorkelingandscuba-divingsite.
PortArthur–ThePortArthurHistoricSitehousesAustralia'smostintactconvictsettlement(aplacewhereconvicts/prisonerswerekept),includingrestoredbuildingsandhomes,ruins,aharbour,acoalmine,afactoryandevenanIsleoftheDead(aplacewhereprisonerswereburied).
McDonald’s–AplacetobuyfastfoodisfoundalloverAustralia.ThisparticularoutletcanbefoundinGreenacre,NSW.
RoselandsLeisureandAquaticCentre–AplacelocatedinRoselands,NSW,wherepeoplecanusetheswimmingpoolsandassociatedfacilities.
KakaduNationalPark–AboriginalpeoplehaveoccupiedKakaduforatleast40,000years.KakaduNationalParkisrenownedfortherichnessofitsAboriginalculturalsites.Therearemorethan5,000recordedartsitesillustratingAboriginalcultureoverthousandsofyears.