BackStory
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November 24th, 2011
09:39 PM ET

The Sydney Opera House is a masterpiece of late modern architecture, and an iconic feature of Australia's culture.  Now, pretty much any tourist - and most Sydney-siders - will tell you the great white shells of the structure are meant to reflect the sails of the ships cruising through the city's harbor.  But there's actually much more to that story, as “revealed” to us by Bridie Barry.

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