Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial, museum and monument located in Hyde Park South near Liverpool Street in the CBD of Sydney, Australia.
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32 Facts About Anzac Memorial
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Term "Anzac Memorial" began as an acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in World War I, but it was accepted as a word in its own right.
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The proposal to use part of Hyde Park for the Anzac Memorial was promoted by former city surveyor Norman Weekes who was redesigning Hyde Park after it had been virtually destroyed during the construction of the city railway.
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Anzac Memorial envisaged the intersection of these avenues as an ideal site for a commemorative column and balanced that with an Anzac Memorial at the southern end.
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Debates about the style of the ANZAC Memorial can be generally divided into soldiers' versus women's groups which supported utility versus beauty respectively.
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Anzac Memorial considered that Dellit's highest achievement was the ANZAC Memorial, "a vision of modern form and strong, emotive expression closely allied to popular sentiment" and described the memorial as "the epitome of Art Deco in Australia".
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The experts chose a simple statement submitted by Hook, Green and Bean to mark the dedication of the building, stating, "This Anzac Memorial was opened by a son of the King on 24th November 1934".
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All associations with offices in the ANZAC Memorial building helped members with their applications to the Repatriation Department and assistance with medical needs.
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In 1984 an amendment of the Anzac Memorial Building Act of 1923 legally acknowledged the meaning of the ANZAC Memorial that most people had already accepted when it authorised the building's re-dedication as the principal war memorial of NSW.
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The ANZAC Memorial Building is "a lasting memorial", [an] "outstanding legacy" that continues to move present-day Australians to bow their heads 'in honoured memory of all those who have fought on the nation's behalf'.
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The extension was the “centrepiece of the State's Centenary of Anzac Memorial commemorations, marking the 100th anniversary of the ending of the First World War”.
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Immediately to the north of the ANZAC Memorial is a large rectangular "Lake of Reflections" flanked by rows of poplars.
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ANZAC Memorial is located in Hyde Park South and is a principal physical focal point in the axis joining it and the Pool of Reflection with the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park north.
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The ziggurat form of ANZAC Memorial is evident from Oxford Street for several blocks east of Whitlam Square.
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Anzac Memorial is adorned externally with many sculptures representing the various Australian armed forces and support units.
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Basement of the ANZAC Memorial contains toilets for both men and women and the original timber lockers are still used by the memorial staff today.
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Anzac Memorial is remarkably intact, and contains a great deal of original fabric.
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Anzac Memorial contains a number of moveable heritage items including the wreath, rail designed by Bruce Dellit.
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The ANZAC Memorial is of State significance as the largest and most ambitious of the numerous war memorials constructed throughout NSW after the Great War.
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ANZAC War Memorial was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 23 April 2010 having satisfied the following criteria.
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The ANZAC Memorial is of historical significance because its construction provided much needed employment for returned veterans during the Great Depression.
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ANZAC Memorial is of State significance for its association with the landing of Australian troops at Gallipoli on 15 April 1915.
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The ANZAC Memorial is of State significance for its association with returned servicemen and their organisations including the RSL, Limbless and Maimed Soldier's Association and the T B Sailors and Soldier's Association of Australia.
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The ANZAC Memorial is of State significance as for its associations with its architect Bruce Dellit and its sculptor Rayner Hoff, both of whom are famous largely because of their design work in creating the memorial, which is arguably the finest Art Deco building in Australia.
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The ANZAC Memorial is of State significance for the landscape purposefully designed for it by Dellit including a large reflection pool lined by poplars.
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ANZAC Memorial is of State significance as a major focus for the public commemoration of Australians lost at war since its completion.
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The ANZAC Memorial provides an important place of communal commemoration.
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ANZAC Memorial is of State significance for its rarity as an impressive and intact example of Art Deco public architecture.
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The ANZAC Memorial is of State significance for its uniqueness as the grandest and most monumental war memorial in New South Wales.
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ANZAC Memorial is of State significance as the largest and most ambitious of the numerous war memorials constructed throughout New South Wales after World War I and as a remarkable example of commemorative architecture and Art Deco design.
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