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Sydney Day 6: The Opera House Tour

The tiles above the opera hall. Remember: 1,056,006 tiles, each oven-baked and painted. They were purposely coloured beige and cream instead of white to keep the reflection down, which as you can see can still be very intense. They are designed to be washed by rain water, which means they have never been cleaned in any other way in almost 40 years.

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The tiles above the opera hall. Remember: 1,056,006 tiles, each oven-baked and painted. They were purposely coloured beige and cream instead of white to keep the reflection down, which as you can see can still be very intense. They are designed to be washed by rain water, which means they have never been cleaned in any other way in almost 40 years.