This is a compilation of footage from the NFSA collection featuring the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The Sydney Opera House as seen from the Royal Botanic Garden on its opening day.

A model of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House on the set of post-apocalyptic Sydney, created for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (George Miller and George Ogi

A flash mob of hundreds of dancers covers the Sydney Opera House Forecourt steps in this story from National Nine News in Adelaide, broadcast on 14 November 2010. They are dancin

Amateur cinematographer George Browne shot this silent home movie at the opening of the Sydney Opera House on 20 October 1973.

Birthday celebrations for the Opera House in 2013 – celebrating 40 years since the opening of this beloved icon.

Made in 1968, this film reveals some of the challenges and controversies involved in the construction of the Sydney Opera House.

This excerpt comes from Australian Idol Series 1, Episode 32: Finale Live From the Opera House.

An excerpt from the Film Australia Collection's The Fifth Facade. The title is a reference to the roof, which is the building’s most distinctive feature.

American singer Paul Robeson delivers a stirring rendition of 'Ol' Man River' for construction workers at the Sydney Opera House.