Olympics Orientation Marker - Ballarat, Australia
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Ballarat's Olympic Precinct includes an orientation marker showing the layout of the 1956 Olympic events courses.
Waymark Code: WMNWKM
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/12/2015
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THE 1956 SUMMER OLYMPICS (Games of the XVI Olympiad)
The Olympic Games took place in the southern hemisphere for the first time in 1956. They were hosted in Melbourne, Australia, from the 22nd November to the 8th December 1956.
The Rowing and Canoeing events took place at Ballarat's Lake Wendouree, approximately 100km from Melbourne.
BALLARAT'S OLYMPIC PRECINCT
The Olympic Precinct was developed to commemorate Ballarat's involvement in the Olympics and to honour the achievements of Ballarat Olympians. The Precinct, on Lake Wendouree's foreshore which was the finish line of many of the events, includes a focal memorial of a boomerang topped with the 5 Olympic rings, a cauldron fountain, stone columns with The Athlete’s Oath and the Olympic Creed, and bronze hand and foot imprints of Ballarat’s Olympians.
In the centre of the precinct is a flagpole with an orientation marker at its base.
ORIENTATION MARKER
The granite marker was placed in 2012. It shows the layout of the surrounding streets, parks and the courses along Lake Wendouree where the rowing, kayaking and canoeing events took place in 1956.
Artist / Creator:
Ballarat City Council
Date of creation: 2012
Location / Access:
Lake Wendouree Olympic Precinct
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