- Address: Birdwood Ave, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia;
- Phone: +61 3 9661 8100;
- Working time: daily from 10 to 17;
- Website: www.shrine.org.au
One of the largest military memorials is not just Melbourne , but the whole of Australia is the Monument of Memory. Previously, it was a memorial in memory of those killed during the First World War. Now it is a monument to the brave warriors who gave their lives on the fronts of all wars.
What to see?
The project to create this sight belongs to veterans of the First World War, James Wardrop and Philip Hudson. And the memorial was erected in 1934.
By the way, it is made in the classicism style by analogy with the Athenian Parthenon and the Mausoleum in Halicarnassus. In the central part of the gallery there is a sanctuary. It contains the Stone of Remembrance, on which the quotation from the Gospel of John is cut out. "There is no more love than if one gives his soul for friends." Every year, November 11th, thousands of locals and tourists come here to see at 11 o'clock how the sunbeam passing through a special hole in the stone illuminates the word "love" with its bright light. Is this not symbolic?
Inside the gallery, anyone can see various art exhibitions devoted to military topics. This is a series of paintings by Villa Dyson, united by the name "Mankind under fire," and photos of Winston Cote, named briefly "1966. The year that changed the world "and many others.
There are separate rooms with collections of medals (more than 4,000) military, participating in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. There is also the "Hall of Remembrance", which contains about 900 objects, including military photographs, forms, etc. You can see in it the famous "Victoria Cross", created in 1856 by the Queen herself for rewarding for courage in the face of the enemy.
How to get there?
We sit down on any transport that goes along the St. Kilda Road. So, it could be bus number 18, 216, 219 or 220.
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