Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane

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Shrine of Remembrance and the Eternal Flame Ann Street façade

Shrine of Remembrance
ANZAC Square façade

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).

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.

Each year, on ANZAC Day, on April 25, 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. There is also a memorial service held each year on Armistice Day, November 11 and wreaths are again laid at the 'Eternal Flame'. It is appropriate that the Shrine of Remembrance was dedicated on Armistice Day, 11 November 1930.

The Shrine of Remembrance also contains the World War II Shrine of Memories, with a World War I memorial sculpture on the Shrine of Memories external wall.

[edit] Photos of the Shrine of Remembrance

Anzac Square and the Shrine of Remembrance, (date unknown)	Shrine of Remembrance (as seen from the opposite side of Ann Street)	Shrine of Remembrance Eternal Flame	Wreaths around the Shrine of Remembrance Eternal Flame — ANZAC Day, 2006
Dedication plaque at the Shrine of Remembrance	World War I memorial sculpture on the external wall of the Shrine of Memories	World War II Shrine of Memories at the Shrine of Remembrance	World War II Shrine of Memories at the Shrine of Remembrance

[edit] See also

Other Australian War Memorials

Australian War Memorial - Australia's national war memorial and museum.
ANZAC War Memorial - Sydney's main war memorial.
Shrine of Remembrance - Melbourne's main war memorial.
Hobart Cenotaph - Hobart's main war memorial.

Other ANZAC articles

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the name used to describe the combination of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during wartime
Anzac Cove, a small, cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey.
ANZAC Day, a public holiday in New Zealand and Australia on 25 April every year to commemorate the landing at Gallipoli
ANZAC spirit, a component of modern Australasian mythology describing the spirit of mateship and cheerful suffering amongst Australians

[edit] External links

Shrine of Remembrance - Anzac Square, Brisbane - Anzac Day War Memorials official website

The website also includes information about the Shrine of Memories beneath the Shrine of Remembrance, as well as explaining the significance of the number of columns forming the Shrine of Remembrance, and the significance of the number of steps leading to the Shrine of Remembrance from Anzac Square