#OnThisDay 2 March 1959 work officially began on Stage 1 of the Sydney Opera House when Premier JJ Cahill laid a plaque, the point from which all measurements of the Sydney Opera House would be taken. Stage 1 included the building of the upper podium and the work was carried out by Civil and Civic P/L.
Source: Sydney Opera House. Construction begins
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Includes the competition drawings submitted by Jørn Utzon and the printed booklet, commonly known as the “Gold Book”, which was issued to accompany the “Ceremony to Commemorate the Commencement of the Sydney Opera House” on 2 March 1959.
