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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 57 metres (187 feet)
  • …is also known as “The Shrine”
  • …is inscribed with “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.”
  • Description: memorial located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia
  • Established: November 11th, 1934
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Observatory and La Trobe’s Cottage.

Historic building
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is an located… is situated 200 metres northeast of Shrine of Remembrance.

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La Trobe's Cottage is a historic cottage in … is situated 260 metres southeast of Shrine of Remembrance.

Stadium
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The , also known locally… is situated 1½ km northeast of Shrine of Remembrance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner south and Jolimont.

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Melbourne's contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit.

Neighborhood
is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, .

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is Australia's cultural capital and second…

Shrine of Remembrance

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Latitude
-37.83053° or 37° 49′ 50″ south
Longitude
144.97345° or 144° 58′ 24″ east
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: “Mindehøjtideligheden”
  • Dutch: “Gedenkmonument”
  • French: “Sanctuaire du Souvenir”
  • French: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • German: “Gedenkstätte”
  • German: “Shrine of Remembrance”
  • Greek: “Ιερό Μνήμης”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο Ηρώων της Αυστραλίας”
  • Italian: “Santuario della Memoria”
  • 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: “O Santuário”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário da Lembrança”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário da Memória”
  • Russian: “Монумент памяти”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik vojnim žrtvam v Melbournu”
  • Slovenian: “Svetišče spomina”
  • Spanish: “Santuario del Recuerdo”
  • 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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Victoria: Highlights

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