Recently attended Handel's Messiah and was shocked...

Recently attended Handel's Messiah and was shocked at the ugly railings beside the choir. Is it just me? What on earth, the stage bleachers look like some construction site, with metal make-shift temporary railing pipes. It was just visually distracting.

Overall it's a pleasant building, despite all the concrete, which perhaps reflects the period when it was built. Lots of mirrors and glass. The staff were quite organized and professional.

And Google Maps, I don't know about the acoustics being world class, that's a bit of an exaggeration.