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The Shrine of Remembrance (commonly referred to as The Shrine) is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road.It was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but now functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served in any war.
To the north of the park is Remembrance Nature Park, the Canberra terminus of Remembrance Driveway, a system of arboreal parks, landmarks and road-side stops between Sydney and Canberra commemorating the 24 World War II and Vietnam War Victoria Cross recipients. [28] The Stone of Remembrance, looking towards the AWM's Parade Ground.
Sydney central business district: 1934: Originally World War I, now all conflicts. Martin Place Cenotaph Martin Place, Sydney 1929 A side view of the Martin Place Cenotaph: Tarago: Thornton: 1978: War Memorial: Thornton: District Roll of Honour: Tumbarumba: District Volunteers South African War 1899–1902: Boer War: Memorial Hall: Union Jack ...
The Shrine of Remembrance is in Victoria, and is one of the biggest memorial sites in the country. Construction finished on 11 November 1934, and since completion the site has been used as the place for observance days, including Anzac Day and Remembrance Day . [ 52 ]
The later examples such as the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, 1934, the ANZAC Memorial in Sydney, 1934 and the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, 1941, represented the new trends in the symbolism of memorials more than the simple columns, obelisks and statues of citizen soldiers erected during the fighting and immediately after it.
HMAS Sydney II, 21 May 2009 [4] Shrine of Remembrance, 4 November 2009 [5] ANZAC War Memorial, 23 April 2013 [6] Korean War Memorial in Moore Park, Sydney, 23 April 2013 [6] Sydney Cenotaph, 23 April 2013 [6] Queensland Korean War Memorial, 25 August 2015 [7] Desert Mounted Corps Memorial, July 2015 [8]
Shrine of Remembrance; Sydney Cenotaph; Belgium. Interallied Memorial of Cointe, Liège; Canada. Peace Tower; National War Memorial (Canada)
The Cenotaph occupies a mid-way position between major State monuments (such as the Anzac Memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park or the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne) and the innumerable small town memorials erected by local communities across Australia. Unlike them, it does not commemorate the death of specific individuals but memorializes the ...