Palace Hotel, Childers, Heritage-listed hotel in Childers, Australia.
The Palace Hotel is a two-storeyed rendered masonry and timber building with corrugated iron roofs, rising above the single-storeyed shops of Churchill Street. A rectangular wing with verandahs faces Churchill Street to the north, linked by a narrow covered courtyard to a parallel wing to the south. The ground floor holds a tourist information centre run by Bundaberg Regional Council, with the Palace Backpackers Memorial upstairs.
The hotel was built in 1902 following a fire that destroyed several buildings on Churchill Street. The new masonry structure replaced an earlier wooden hotel that stood at the same location.
The building displays a memorial glass wall created by artist Sam Di Mauro that honors those who died in the 2000 fire. Visitors can encounter this quiet tribute while exploring the upper floors of the hotel.
The ground floor is accessible to the public as an information center where visitors can learn about the local area. The upper floors are open for visitors to explore the memorial spaces and see the building's layout.
The memorial wall set into the rebuilt structure is a 7.7-metre (25 ft) glass work by Queensland artist Sam Di Mauro. It runs along the building and is easy to pass without noticing from Churchill Street.
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