Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane

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Shrine of Remembrance
Australia
Shrine of Remembrance square view, Brisbane (cropped).jpg
Shrine of Remembrance monument
and the Eternal Flame
ANZAC Square façade
For the Australian soldiers of all wars including
World War I
Unveiled11 November 1930
LocationBrisbane
Designed byBuchanan and Cowper

The Shrine of Remembrance is located in ANZAC Square, between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. With its 'Eternal Flame', the Shrine is a war memorial dedicated to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs).

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The Shrine of Remembrance is a major Brisbane landmark of cultural, architectural and historic importance and is a key component of the Queensland Heritage listed square [1] and annually hosts ceremonies for ANZAC Day and Armistice Day (now referred to as Remembrance Day). A service marking Singapore Day (The Fall of Singapore, 15 February 1942) is held annually on the closest Sunday to the 15th, in remembrance of the losses of the 8th Division during World War 2.

History

Anzac Square and the
Shrine of Remembrance c1930 ANZAC Square Brisbane.jpg
Anzac Square and the
Shrine of Remembrance c1930
Anzac Memorial, Brisbane, ca. 1939 StateLibQld 1 106428 Anzac Memorial, Brisbane, ca. 1939.jpg
Anzac Memorial, Brisbane, ca. 1939

Funds were raised by public subscription for a memorial to fallen soldiers in World War I and in 1928 a competition was held for its design. The competition was won by Sydney architects Buchanan and Cowper who proposed a Greek Revival structure. The Shrine took two years to build and was dedicated on Armistice Day 11 November 1930 by Governor John Goodwin with a dedication plaque.

Architecture

Designed in the Greek Classic Revival style, the columns of the Shrine of Remembrance are built of Helidon sandstone, and the Eternal Flame is kept in a brass urn within the Shrine. The steps leading to the Shrine of Remembrance from ANZAC Square are made of Queensland granite . The 18 columns of the Shrine symbolise the year 1918, when hostilities ceased.

Memorial

There is a crypt in the lower section of the Shrine of Remembrance which contains the World War I and World War II Memorial Galleries (formerly known as the 'Shrine of Memories'), which contains memorial plaques to numerous Australian regiments who fought during these campaigns, as well as a large mosaic mural by artist Don Ross. There is also a World War I memorial sculpture on the Shrine of Memories external wall.

Refurbishment

The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Graham Quirk, announced in the Brisbane City Council newsletter "Living in Brisbane", May edition, 2014, that, in partnership with the Queensland Government, structural repair works are being undertaken with the Shrine of Remembrance memorial. [2]

Services and ceremonies

Wreaths around the Eternal Flame
at the Shrine of Remembrance
on ANZAC Day 2006 Wreaths-around-the-Eternal-Flame-Anzac-Day-2006.jpg
Wreaths around the Eternal Flame
at the Shrine of Remembrance
on ANZAC Day 2006

Each year, on ANZAC Day, on 25 April, a Dawn memorial service is held at the Shrine of Remembrance, with wreaths being laid around the 'Eternal Flame' in memory of those who died in conflict. [3] [4] [5]

There is also a memorial service held each year on Remembrance Day, 11 November and wreaths are again laid at the 'Eternal Flame'.

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References

  1. "Anzac Square (entry 600062)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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Coordinates: 27°27′58.79″S153°01′35.27″E / 27.4663306°S 153.0264639°E / -27.4663306; 153.0264639