Australia's Sydney Opera House celebrates 50th birthday

STORY: Australia's Sydney Opera House celebrates 50th birthday DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney Opera House's laser show STORYLINE: From Friday to Sunday, the night sky across the Sydney Harbor would be lit up by a special laser show, as the Opera House marks its 50th anniversary after being opened to the public on Oct. 20, 1973. As a part of the landmark's Birthday Festival, the laser show named "ICON" combines lighting technology with a soundscape composed by Australian artist Robin Fox, who was inspired by drawings of the Opera House from the archives and created this audio-visual art experience. The audience can get to know the delicately-balanced assemblage of white shells from the sketches and also imagine the future of the Opera House while being immersed in the techno beats. After the construction project commenced in 1959, it took 14 years and 10,000 workers to turn the design of Danish architect Jorn Utzon into

ISRAEL-KNUCKLEBONE DICES-DISCOVERY

ISRAEL-KNUCKLEBONE DICES-DISCOVERY

(220817) -- MARESHA, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 20, 2022 shows the dice assemblage. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a collection of 530 knucklebone dices used for gaming and divination 2,300 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday. The knucklebones, called "astragali," were found in a huge underground cave complex in the southern Judean Foothills region, where the Hellenistic city of Maresha was located, the IAA noted. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority/Handout via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-KNUCKLEBONE DICES-DISCOVERY

ISRAEL-KNUCKLEBONE DICES-DISCOVERY

(220817) -- MARESHA, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 20, 2022 shows the dice assemblage. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a collection of 530 knucklebone dices used for gaming and divination 2,300 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday. The knucklebones, called "astragali," were found in a huge underground cave complex in the southern Judean Foothills region, where the Hellenistic city of Maresha was located, the IAA noted. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority/Handout via Xinhua)

JR West shows press engine assemblage at JR West rail yard

JR West shows press engine assemblage at JR West rail yard

West Japan Railway Co. shows the press work to assemble an engine at its rail yard in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on May 27, 2015, before the launch on June 3 of public tours. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo