Opera House

One of the very few modern buildings of any architectural merit in the entire city. Rather like the Oslo Opera House, it encourages visitors to climb all over the roof, but unlike Oslo (for obvious climatic reasons) also includes seating areas on the roof for outdoor performances. More like a serious piece of sculpture than a building, I was unable to visit the interior as it was unfinished...they said. A helpful passing workman greeted me cheerily before noting that I really was not supposed to be wandering about their building site. When I replied that I just wanted to take some photos, his delightfully Italian response was: "Oh, that's alright then".

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