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Sydney Opera House

Richard Hammond climbs to the top of Sydney's iconic Opera House to unlock the engineering behind one of the most instantly recognisable buildings in the world.

Richard Hammond climbs to the top of Sydney's iconic Opera House to unlock the engineering connections behind one of the most instantly recognisable buildings in the world. He reveals how an architect's sketch, rejected by the design competition jury, was transformed into concrete and glass through trail-blazing building techniques inspired by a First World War gas mask, a set of false teeth, a collapsible puppet toy, an ancient pharaoh's chest and a 19th-century sailing ship.

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 May 2010 20:10

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Role Contributor
Presenter Richard Hammond
Executive Producer Tom Brisley
Executive Producer David Gilbert
Producer Nick Metcalfe
Director Nick Metcalfe

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