ANZAC Square, Brisbane

ANZAC Square, Brisbane

ANZAC Square, which is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is a Queensland state memorial to men and women who participated in overseas armed service. [" [http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/chims/placeDetail.html;jsessionid=7f00000130d80a90444c9a5140149eb2be85e301c30a.e34NaN8SbNyKci0LbxiQa3yPax0Oe6fznA5Pp7ftolbGmkTy?siteId=14837 Anzac Square] ". Queensland Government, Environmental Protection Agency.] It is located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade.

ANZAC Square contains the Shrine of Remembrance and the 'Eternal Flame' as well as the World War II Shrine of Memories. The Shrine was dedicated on Tuesday, 11 November, 1930.

The external wall of the Shrine of Memories is dedicated to Queenslanders who fought in World War I.

There are also war-related statues, for various wars, including memorial statues for the Queensland soldiers who fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902), as well as World War II, the Vietnam War and campaigns in Korea, Borneo and New Guinea.

Photos of ANZAC Square

References

External links

* [http://www.anzacday.org.au/education/tff/memorials/queensland.html Shrine of Remembrance - Anzac Square, Brisbane] - Anzac Day War Memorials official website
* [http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-memorials/brisbane.htm Brisbane's Anzac Square] - Digger History official website


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