One of the Multicultural city of Australia Sydney with Opera House and Beautiful beaches

The beautiful and largest and Multicultural city Sydney

Sydney is the largest city in Australia and Oceania. It is located on Australia's South-east coast. Although Australia's capital city is Canberra, Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world.

Most immigrants who come to Australia visit Sydney. It is often called "the Harbour City" because it opens through an inlet into the Tasman sea.

Sydney region has been inhabited by native Australians called Aborigines for at least 30,000 years.

In 1770, British sea captain Lieutenant James Cook landed in Australia. He named the city and laid the foundation of the British colony.

In the beginning, there was violent resistance to British settlement but with the modern weaponry and planning, the British managed to establish themselves.

The invaders brought new diseases to this land against which the locals had no resistance. In April 1789 a disease, thought to be smallpox, killed an estimated 500 to 1000 aboriginal people by 1820, only a few hundred Aborigines were left.

The 1830s and 1840s were periods of urban development, and in 1842 the town was declared the first city in Australia.

Since then large numbers of European and later Asian immigrants have populated the metropolitan area.

Sydney is an international center for commerce, arts, fashion, culture, entertainment, education, and tourism. It has a wide variety of cultural institutions including many opera houses and drama theatres. The most important structures, parks, and fun places in Sydney are:

Sydney Opera House

It is one of the great buildings of the 20th century that has become known throughout the world. It is a symbol for the whole country and continent.

Harbour Bridge

It is a steel structure of an arch bridge across Sydney Harbour. Rails and cars etc. Pass through this bridge.

Hyde Park

It is a big and beautiful park.

Sydney Beaches

It the unique and attract a lot of tourists from all over the world. There are 37 beaches close to the city.

Sydney has many famous educational institutions. These include the University of Sydney more than 200 years old, the University of Technology, the University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, the University of Western Sydney, and several others.