Melbourne Shrine of Rememberance - WWII Monuments
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bucketeer
S 37° 49.783 E 144° 58.383
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The Forecourt, Eternal Flame, Flagpoles and Cenotaph were added to the Shrine of Rememberance as a memorial to the Men & Women who served in the Second World War.
Waymark Code: WM872V
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 02/11/2010
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The Shrine of Remembrance, Victoria's principal war memorial, was constructed between 1927 and 1934 as a memorial to the 114,000 Victorian Men & Women who served in the First World War.
The Forecourt, dedicated by the Queen in 1954, is a memorial to Victorian Men & Women who served in the Second World War.
The Forecourt is laid out in the form of a cross (see in google earth), and comprises an eternal flame and cenotaph on the western arm and three flagpoles on the eastern arm.
The eternal flame (
visit link) is a brass bowl with a gas-fired flame, surrounded by a low bronze rail fence.
The cenotaph, is located behind the flame and consists of a basalt sculpture of six servicemen carrying the figure of a fallen comrade draped with an Australian flag, set high on a sandstone base.
The three armed services and the theatres in which they fought are each inscribed on a seperate side of the cenotaph.
The shine and surrounding area is located between St Kilda Road and the Royal Botanic Gardens, on a elevated position with views across the surrounding urban area from most positions. There are more smaller monuments to specific conflicts and units in the area also.
The layout of the cross design of the forecourt can best be seen from the top of the Shrine of Rememberance stairs.