Sydney Mayor Frank Sartor and golfer Greg Norman carry the Olympic torch across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the morning of 15 September 2000 as crowds of people gather to cheer them on.
People can now climb to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Bridge Climb sell the tickets for $98 for a view once reserved only for maintenance workers.
In one of the more interesting uses of the Sydney Opera House, martial arts film star Jackie Chan films a battle sequence atop the sails of the building.
American talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey filmed two episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show in the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. This is an excerpt from Seven News, Brisbane,
This silent three-minute compilation of Eyewitness News footage shows dignitaries arriving at the formal opening of the Sydney Opera House by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973.
Television chef, author and artist Peter Russell-Clarke is most famous for his cooking show Come and Get It which aired on ABC television during the 1980s.
