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New Year's Eve
2011 in Sydney:
1.57 Millionen Zuschauer fürs Feuerwerk
Kosten: 6.3 Millionen AU$
Dauer: 12 Minuten
1.57 Millionen Zuschauer fürs Feuerwerk
Kosten: 6.3 Millionen AU$
Dauer: 12 Minuten
2012 in Australien
Am Hafen von Sydney beobachteten mehr als 1,5 Millionen Menschen auf eine der spektakulärsten Neujahrsbegrüssungen der ganzen Welt. Um Mitternacht (14 Uhr mitteleuropäischer Zeit) wurde vor der berühmten Opernhauskulisse ein 12 Minuten langes Feuerwerk gezündet.
(sda/dpa) Anders als in Neuseeland, wo Feuerwerk und Konzerte wegen Stürmen abgesagt werden mussten, waren die Wettergötter Sydney gnädig: Der Himmel ist sternenklar bei sommerlichen Temperaturen von gut 20 Grad.
Das Feuerwerk wurde auf sieben Schiffen, sieben Hochhäusern und der Hafenbrücke gezündet. Es kostet schätzungsweise 6,5 Millionen australische Dollar - rund 6,2 Millionen Franken.
(nzz.ch)
Die Welt begrüsst das Jahr 2012
Überall auf der Welt haben die Menschen das neue Jahr gefeiert. In den Schweizer Städten versammelten sich um Mitternacht Tausende um Anzustossen. Doch das Silvester-Highlight ereignete sich am anderen Ende der Welt.
Die Australier genossen das monumentale Feuerwerk in Sydney bei sternenklarem Himmel.
(bund.ch)
Under fiery rainbows, Australia welcomes 2012
Sydney's Harbour Bridge has stolen the show with a massive pulsating pyrotechnic rainbow and a cascading golden waterfall as Australians partied into the new year.
The rainbow, a symbol of hope and renewal in keeping with the theme of a Time to Dream, formed the centrepiece of the spectacular $6.5 million show, in which seven tonnes of pyrotechnics rocketed into a perfectly clear night sky.
More than 1.5 million people watched from vantage points around the harbour as multicoloured clouds, bow ties, spirals, hearts, smiley faces and rectangles turned the sky into a riot of light and colour.
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An estimated global audience of more than one billion watched on television.
Creative director Marc Newson's theme - which he said came with a message of hope for a better year ahead - was popular among those in the Botanic Gardens.
"It's absolutely inspiring, it's given me a lump in my throat," Miranda Fiske said.
Connor Burstow, an Irish tourist, added: "It's a great theme really, spectacular, thought provoking and awe inspiring."
One person very much hoping for a better year ahead was homeless man David Saluzinski, who spent the night watching the fireworks on Pyrmont Bridge.
"I got made homeless earlier this year, so I'm absolutely hoping next year is better for me - it can't get much worse," he said.
Earlier in the night the Harbour Bridge went multilingual as festivities began, with a series of projections, including the words Welcome to Sydney in 16 languages.
In a modern twist on the traditional smoking ceremony, smoke in violet, blue, green and yellow floated across Sydney Harbour to cleanse it for 2012.
The 9pm (AEDT) fireworks then kicked off in an eight-minute pyrotechnic performance from barges, rooftops and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
(smh.com.au)