King George V Memorial
The King George V Memorial has been located outside Old Parliament House, Canberra since the 1940s. Commissioned in 1936 and largely completed by 1941, it took until 1953 to officially unveil the monument due to delays to the final elements of its construction which resulted from the Second World War.Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “King George V memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aboriginal Tent Embassy and National Library of Australia.
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a permanent protest occupation site as a focus for representing the political rights of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… National Library of Australia is situated 510 metres north of King George V Memorial.
National Gallery of Australia
Arts center
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. National Gallery of Australia is situated 630 metres east of King George V Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Acton Peninsula.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
South Canberra
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in Canberra and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be South Canberra. Sometimes referred to as the inner south, South Canberra houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…
King George V Memorial
- Categories: historical cultural heritage site and historic site
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.30109° or 35° 18′ 4″ southLongitude
149.12975° or 149° 7′ 47″ eastOpen location code
4RPFM4XH+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 208356559OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q30601743
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