The Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial, museum, and monument located in Hyde Park South in the CBD of Sydney. Built as a memorial to the Australian Imperial Force of World War I, the Art Deco monument was designed by Charles Bruce Dellit, with exterior figural reliefs & sculptures by Rayner Hoff. Constructed from 1932 to 1934 by Kell & Rigby, the Anzac Memorial was officially opened on the 24th of November 1934, with refurbishments and a major expansion completed in 2018.
The memorial is adorned externally with twenty sculptures. Sixteen seated representing the units of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), and four standing representing each of the four branches of Australian service during the Great War (Royal Australian Navy, Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force, Australian Army Nursing Service, and Australian Flying Corps). These are the sentinels of the building, keeping watch while representing the fallen to whom the building is dedicated.
The Hall of Memory is the memorial's principal commemorative space. It is an impressive circular room with niches, grand cathedral windows and a tall domed ceiling covered in stars.
The Hall of Silence is located in the centre of the building. The room is circular and George Rayner Hoff's sculpture Sacrifice stands in its centre. The floor is white Ulam marble. There is a bronze flame that flares out from the sculpture designed to symbolise the eternal flames of Sacrifice.
The Hall of Service, at the centre of the 2018 Centenary Extension, is a civic space that architecturally and artistically mirrors the Hall of Silence. The Hall was named in acknowledgement of the original memorial halls and to recognise more than a century of service by Australian servicemen and servicewomen.
The Home Soil: The eight walls of the Hall of Service display soil from 1,701 New South Wales' towns, cities, suburbs and homesteads given as a home address by First World War enlistees.
The Pool of Reflection: Bruce Dellit’s vision for the memorial included a still pool bounded by poplars to the north of the building (included for their significant symbolic association with the battles in France and Belgium), and a cascading fountain to the south.
The memorial is the focus of commemoration ceremonies on Anzac Day, Remembrance Day and other important occasions.
In memory of my Dad, a WWII veteran, 1921 - 2017. Lest We Forget.
Hours and admission
The Anzac Memorial is open daily from 9am to 5pm.
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Admission to the memorial is free.
Occasional special events may result in the memorial's closure for short periods.
*** There is no need to enter the interior of the memorial to claim a find on this cache. However, if you have the time, it’s well worth a visit.
Logging Requirements: To claim a find on this virtual cache, you must visit the Anzac Memorial location and complete these three tasks:
1. Take a photo of yourself, or part thereof, with your GPS device or something that identifies you at GZ, showing all or part of the Anzac Memorial in the background. This photo is to be attached to your log.
2. On the eastern side of the memorial there are two large stone plaques under the barred windows, flanking the tall double doors. The text on each is almost identical, except for one word. What are these two different words ? Message us the two words. Do not include the answer in your log.
3. Go down the ramp on the southern side of the memorial (off Liverpool Street), which leads to the Hall of Service. Find the map of Australia on the western wall (there is no need to enter the memorial for this). How many vertical black bars represent the state of NSW ? Message us the answer. Do not include the answer in your log.
Note: If the ramp access is barred off, take a photo of the barred off access and send that instead of the answer for task 3.
You are welcome to log your find before you send the required information, but please send us the information within one week of logging. Logs which do not meet the photo requirements, or where the required information has not been sent, will unfortunately be deleted. Armchair logging is not acceptable.
Information & photo credits
Information was mostly sourced from: https://www.anzacmemorial.nsw.gov.au/
Photos are our own work.
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
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