Opera House nominated for World Heritage listing

The Federal and New South Wales Governments have nominated Sydney's Opera House for World Heritage listing.

The governments have signed a joint nomination that will be sent to the World Heritage Centre in Paris, pending a decision mid next year.

New South Wales Minister for Arts and Environment Bob Debus says if the nomination is successful the Opera House will be the state's first building to join the list.

"Our nomination argues that the Sydney Opera House is an outstanding conjunction of architecture and engineering, a turning point in the modern architectural movement, an exceptional engineering feat."

Source : ABC NEWS ONLINE