列王十字區另一個特色是多樣的國際文化,除了每年80萬的國際旅客為本地帶來多變的熱鬧氣氛外,本地有五分之一的人口為外來移民,包括中國、希臘、意大利、西班牙、法國等非英語係國家,更為列王十字區增添豐富的文化特色。
悉尼塔
悉尼塔位於澳大利亞悉尼市中心,高304.8米,是澳大利亞最高的建築。悉尼鐵塔建於1968年,建成於1981年,是世界偉達聯邦的一員,號稱是南半球最高的展望台。
悉尼塔是能縱觀市區全景的最佳觀賞點,360度透明觀景台使所有景觀一覽無遺。悉尼塔是一個多功能建築物,它的外表呈金黃色,在陽光的照射下顯得格外壯觀。為慶祝2000年悉尼奧運會,悉尼塔的頂端目前懸有巨大的運動霓虹燈,非常炫目。
澳大利亞南天寺
澳大利亞南天寺位於悉尼南部的臥龍崗市。南天寺由華人國際佛教社團創建,於1992年動工,1995年竣工。取名“南天”,意思是“南半球的天堂”,目的是促進文化交流。
寺內有一般的傳統建築,如大殿、禪堂、法堂、藏經樓、齋堂、靈山塔等,還有時代化的景點,如大型國際會議廳、講堂辦公室、佛教文物陳列館、圖書館、教室等。
南天寺的寶藏展示各種藝術文物,以實物來淨化人心。同時也開設各種中、英、日語文班、素食烹飪班、書法、民族舞蹈、中國畫、插花等課程,致力於東西方宗教、文化、教育的交流。
Unfortunate History Highlights 遺憾的曆史花絮
In 1956, Joern Utzon, a young 37-year-old architect saw the Australian government to re-collect the Sydney Opera House designer by overseas advertising.
He depends on his childhood living in the seaside fishing village of the life experience of the burst of inspiration, he completed the design. His design philosophy is neither sail nor shell, but the orange petals being cut. When he sent his own design, another “Andersen’s Fairy Tales” was staged in the distant southern hemisphere.
On January 29, 1957, in the Art Hall of Sydney Museum, the jury solemnly announced: Joern Utzon beat all 231 competitors in the program and won the first prize.
However, this was a process of ups and downs to swing. At first, Joern Utzon’s program was shot while the majority of the judges disliked it. Later, the American Institute of Architects Elohim Saarinen, one of the judging experts, came to Sydney, asked to see all the options. Elohim Saarinen saw this program, he got excited immediately and persuaded other judges, and finally established its superior position.
In the winter of 1957, the Danish designer Joern Utzon won the contest and got a $ 5,000 bonus.
Sydney Opera House began construction in 1959. In February, 1963, Joern Utzon moved to Sydney with his studio. However, Australia’s new government and Joern Utzon did not get along well with each other. So the architect angrily left Australia in 1966.