With a Gala Evening held at the Olympic Hall in Adelaide last Friday, the Greek Orthodox Community of SA (GOSCA) kicked off this year’s celebrations for the 200 th Anniversary from the beginning of the Greek Revolution.. In attendance was New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian , who had first rejected the lighting of the Opera House in Blue and White, but succumbed to community pressure. The New South Wales government agreed that the iconic Sydney Opera House will be bedecked in the Greek flag for March 25, the Bicentennial of the War of Independence. Canberra: [Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia] Paulina Bjork Kapsali. March 24, 2021 24.03.2021 • 20:30. Sydney’s Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales will present a full slate of events celebrating the bicentennial of modern Greece in 2021, according to greekreporter.com.. NSW Premier Gladys Berjiklian announced that the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in blue and white on 25 March to commemorate 200 years of Greek independence. In 2021, the bicentennial of Greece’s declaration of the War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire will be widely celebrated throughout the world. Story at Protothema [English] Official Greece web sites. The New South Wales government agreed that the iconic Sydney Opera House will be bedecked in the Greek flag for March 25, the Bicentennial of … Photomontage of what the Sydney Opera House will look like on March 25th. Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Christos Karras, gave a speech. In an announcement issued four days later and after the community backlash that followed the report, the Sydney National Day Organising Committee confirmed that “due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the … A spectacular scene unfolded this evening at Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House as the white “sails” of the building were enveloped in a gigantic banner representing the Greek Flag on the day of the Greek bicentennial. Greece Bicentennial in Australia. Photos and story at Greek City Times [English] Pres. Hellenic Republic Official Website [Greek] NSW Premier Gladys Berjiklian announced that the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in blue and white on 25 March to commemorate 200 years of Greek independence. Biden schedules call with Mitsotakis for March 25. Photos: The Greek Herald / Andriana Simos. An artist’s rendering of what the Sydney Opera House will look like during the projection of the Greek flag. The New South Wales government agreed that the iconic Sydney Opera House will be bedecked in the Greek flag for March 25, the Bicentennial of the War of Independence. It has shaped the Greek national identity, but it was also a leading historical event of its era,” the Consul General said in his speech. World celebrates the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution. From Melbourne to Canberra, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, the whole of Australia is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution by proudly displaying Greek flags and lighting their iconic monuments blue and white. In Sydney, the Greek … “The Greek Revolution is the most important chapter in the history of modern Hellenism. Story at Iefimerida [Greek] Bicentennial event in Sydney. The iconic Sydney Opera House has turned Blue and White to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. In Australia, the Greek flag was projected on the iconic Sydney Opera House, on the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, the Government of Ontario, the City of Toronto, and other municipalities such as the City of Niagara Falls, decided to illuminate their famous landmarks on the night of March 24-25 with the colours of the Greek Flag. Here is the The Greek Herald’s list of which buildings are going Greek this Independence Day. Last week, on Thursday March 11, The Greek Herald first reported that the parade held annually in Sydney to commemorate the 1821 Greek Revolution had been cancelled..