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Jørn Utzon

Architects and Designers

Jørn Utzon is recorded in the Getty Union List of Artist Names with the biographical note: Danish architect, 1918-2008. The record places his birth in København and death in København. Getty classifies the person under these roles: architects. The nationality terms attached to the record are Danish. The record carries 5 forms of the name and the identifier 500001199. In this atlas the person is linked as the creator of Sydney Opera House.

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Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Practices

Architecture, Art Forms
Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Utzon, Jørn (Danish architect, 1918-2008)

Works Created

Sydney Opera House, Works
Source Sydney Opera House - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Denmark

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Utzon, Jørn (Danish architect, 1918-2008)Record display
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Utzon, Jørn (Danish architect, 1918-2008)

Originated In

Copenhagen

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Utzon, Jørn (Danish architect, 1918-2008)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Copenhagen (Hovedstaden, Denmark) (inhabited place)
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1. Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Utzon, Jørn (Danish architect, 1918-2008)
Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names
  • Record display
    Utzon, Jørn (Danish architect, 1918-2008)
  • Gender field
    Gender: male
  • Practices: Architecture, Record heading
    Utzon, Jørn (Danish architect, 1918-2008)
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Sydney Opera House - Wikipedia
WikipediaWorks Created: Sydney Opera House, Wikipedia intro
Quote, Works Created: Sydney Opera House, Wikipedia intro
Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon and completed by an Australian architectural team headed by Peter Hall, the building was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973, 16 years after Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition.
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