enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: national monuments nz australia

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. New Zealand Memorial, Canberra - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Memorial,_Canberra

    West or Australian side. East or New Zealand side. The New Zealand Memorial in Canberra, Australia, commemorates the relationship between New Zealand and Australia, and stands at the corner of Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue, the former bisecting the Parliamentary Triangle and the latter forming the base of the triangle that represents the form of government in Canberra, the national ...

  3. National Memorials (New Zealand) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Memorials_(New...

    The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642. It was unveiled on the tercentenary of the encounter by the prime minister , several government ministers, and a Dutch delegation.

  4. Monuments of Australia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monuments_of_Australia

    While some monuments of Australia hold a national significance, many are constructed and maintained by local community groups, and are primarily significant on a local scale. [1] Although Australia's monuments have many roles, including as tourist attractions, their primary purpose is to "safeguard, prolong or preserve social memory into the ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in New Zealand - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage...

    There are three World Heritage Sites in New Zealand and a further eight sites on the tentative list. [3] The first two sites were listed in 1990 and the third one in 1998. Tongariro National Park is listed for its cultural and natural significance while the other two sites are natural. New Zealand has served on the World Heritage Committee once ...

  6. List of World Heritage Sites in Oceania - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage...

    The list below includes all sites located geographically within Oceania, and is constructed without reference to UNESCO's statistical divisions. [8] The list comprises a number of sites for which the state party is outside the region, but the site itself is located in Oceania; this includes sites belonging to Chile (Rapa Nui National Park), France (Lagoons of New Caledonia and Taputapuātea ...

  7. Multiple monuments in Australia defaced to protest country’s ...

    www.aol.com/multiple-monuments-australia-defaced...

    Two more monuments attacked in Melbourne in the lead-up to Australia Day - a statue honouring city founder John Batman, and an Anzac memorial in Parkville defaced with "land back" graffiti. pic ...

  8. 2 monuments symbolizing Australia's colonial past damaged by ...

    www.aol.com/news/2-monuments-symbolizing...

    Two monuments symbolizing Australia's colonial past were damaged by protesters on Thursday ahead of an increasingly polarizing national holiday that marks the anniversary of British settlement. A ...

  9. Abel Tasman Monument - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Tasman_Monument

    The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642. It was unveiled on the tercentenary of the encounter by the prime minister , several government ministers, and a Dutch delegation.

  1. Ads

    related to: national monuments nz australia