Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane, War memorial in Brisbane, Australia.
The Shrine of Remembrance is a circular Greek Revival memorial in ANZAC Square, between Ann and Adelaide Streets. Its 18 Helidon sandstone columns, one for each year since 1918, support a flat entablature and shallow dome, with carved wreaths on the frieze. A brass urn holding the Eternal Flame stands inside, and dark metal fencing runs between the columns.
The memorial was dedicated in 1930 on Armistice Day and was built to honor Australian and New Zealand soldiers from World War I. Its design reflects the importance placed on remembering this pivotal period in national history.
The Shrine hosts annual services on ANZAC Day, 25 April, when wreaths are laid around the Eternal Flame, and on Remembrance Day, 11 November. A service on the Sunday closest to 15 February marks Singapore Day and the losses of the 8th Division in 1942. The crypt holds memorial plaques to Australian regiments and a mosaic mural by Don Ross.
The Shrine stands in ANZAC Square between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, reached from the square by steps of Queensland granite. The memorial galleries occupy the crypt in the lower section, beneath the columned structure. Wreaths are laid around the brass urn holding the Eternal Flame during the services held there.
The 18 Helidon sandstone columns stand for 1918, the year hostilities ceased. Below, a crypt holds the World War I and World War II Memorial Galleries, with plaques to Australian regiments and a large mosaic mural by Don Ross.
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