What does this number measure?
Façade supplier Permasteelisa gives a length of 183 m, a width of 120 m and a height of 67 m. Here the comparison uses the building's horizontal length, without including the whole peninsula.
Compare the stated dimensions
The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.
Source and limitations
Representative or rounded dimensions according to the source; these are not a confidence interval.
Realistic interpreted illustration, not a photograph, of the Sydney Opera House in profile. The 183 m length covers the building and its own podium, excluding the forecourt and peninsula. The architectural details do not constitute a survey.
Documented construction or demonstration: 1973.