Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne (Australia)
Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Ave Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia
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Shrine of Remembrance
The Shrine of Remembrance is a war memorial in Melbourne Victoria Australia located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road. It was built to honor 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. It is a site of annual observances for Anzac Day and Remembrance Day and is one of the largest war memorials in Australia. Designed by architects Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop both World War I veterans the Shrine is in classical style based on the Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and the Parthenon in Athens Greece. The crowning element at the top of the ziggurat roof references the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. Built from Tynong granite the Shrine originally consisted only of the central sanctuary surrounded by the ambulatory.
Latitude: -37.830556 Longitude :144.9734447
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