Imagine you're walking along the harbor in Sydney, Australia with your family.

It's a beautiful sunny day and the water sparkles blue all around you.

Then you see it. Rising up ahead of you is the most amazing building you've ever seen.

It looks like giant white sails floating above the water.

Or maybe it looks like seashells or clouds. You can't quite decide. The Sydney

Opera House stands before you, and it's even more incredible than the pictures you've seen.

The white roof shells gleam in the sunlight. You walk closer and closer, your eyes wide with

wonder. This building doesn't look like any other building in the world.

Your family walks up the huge steps leading to the entrance.

You reach out and touch the walls.

They're covered in thousands of white tiles that shimmer in the sun.

You walk inside and everything changes.

The space feels warm and cozy.

There's beautiful wood everywhere.

The ceiling curves above you.

You find your seats in the concert hall just as the lights begin to dim.

The orchestra starts to play and the sound fills the room perfectly.

You look around at the curved wooden walls and ceiling. Everything

about this building is special. You're sitting inside one of the most famous buildings in the world,

and you'll remember this moment forever. The Sydney Opera House sits on a point of land called

Benalong Point that sticks out into Sydney Harbor.

It's right on the edge of the water, so ships and boats sail past it every day.

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