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Shrine of Remembrance

The Shrine of Remembrance is a war memorial in , Victoria, Australia, located in on St Kilda Road. It was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but now functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served in any war.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: memorial located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia
  • Also known as: “The Shrine”
  • Inscription: “This monument was erected by a grateful people to the honoured memory of the men and women of Victoria who served the Empire in the Great War of 1914-1918.”
Photo: Scott Sandars, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Observatory and Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Historic building
Photo: Donaldytong, Public domain.
is an located on a hill adjacent to the . The observatory commenced operations in 1863 and was decommissioned from official Government work in 1945. is situated 210 metres northeast of Shrine of Remembrance.

Stadium
Photo: Flickerd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known locally as the 'G', is an Australian sports stadium located in , Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest stadium globally and the second-largest cricket stadium by capacity. is situated 1½ km northeast of Shrine of Remembrance.

Stadium
Photo: Paladisious, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , currently known as AAMI Park for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in the suburb of , , , Australia. is situated 1 km northeast of Shrine of Remembrance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner south and Jolimont.

Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melbourne's contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.

Neighborhood
is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, . Situated to the south east of the city's primary axis, features parks, business precincts and a limited amount of residential accommodation.

Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.

Shrine of Remembrance

Latitude
-37.83053° or 37° 49′ 50″ south
Longitude
144.97345° or 144° 58′ 24″ east
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Inception
November 11th, 1934
Open location code
4RJ65X9F+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24590190
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12639955
Wiki­data ID
Q1369544
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Shrine of Remembrance” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح التذكر”
  • Chinese: “战争纪念馆”
  • Chinese: “戰爭紀念館”
  • Chinese: “墨尔本战争纪念馆”
  • Chinese: “墨爾本戰爭紀念館”
  • Danish: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • Dutch: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • French: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • German: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • Greek: “Ιερό Μνήμης”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο Ηρώων της Αυστραλίας”
  • Italian: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • Japanese: “戦争慰霊館”
  • Japanese: “戦争祈念館”
  • Japanese: “戦争記念館”
  • Japanese: “戦没者慰霊塔”
  • Japanese: “戦没者慰霊館 (メルボルン)”
  • Japanese: “戦没者慰霊館”
  • Korean: “멜버른 전쟁기념관”
  • Korean: “전쟁기념관”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário da Lembrança”
  • Portuguese: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • Russian: “Монумент памяти”
  • Slovenian: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik vojnim žrtvam v Melbournu”
  • Spanish: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • Ukrainian: “Святиня пам’яті (Мельбурн)”
  • Ukrainian: “Святиня пам’яті”
  • Wu Chinese: “墨尔本战争纪念馆”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shrine of Remembrance”. Photo: Adam Carr, Public domain.