Name: Sydney explodes into 2019 with fireworks spectacular-[VIDEO]
Uploaded: 2018-12-31T14:30:51+00:00
Description: Sydney ushered in the 2019 New Year

Sydney ushered in the 2019 New Year on Tuesday with more than a million people lining the world famous harbor to watch the biggest fireworks display the city had ever seen.

Thunderstorms earlier in the evening did not dampen spirits as over 100,000 individual pyrotechnic effects illuminated Sydney's skies, with this New Year’s display also featuring a gold, silver and purple tribute to the late Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

According to organizers, the 12 minute fireworks spectacular used eight and a half tonnes of fireworks - 500 kilograms more than last year.

The Sydney Harbor Bridge was the focal point for the fireworks show, with an extra 1000 firework effects exploding off the coat hanger, while heart shaped pyrotechnics lit up the harbor for the first time, Sydney fireworks director Forch Foti said.

Sydney explodes into 2019 with fireworks spectacular-[VIDEO]

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