An aerial view featuring the Shrine of Remembrance, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland

This top down aerial view features Anzac Square, Brisbane.

ANZAC Square is a heritage-listed town square and war memorial located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a state memorial to the men and women who participated in overseas armed service and is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade. (Wikipedia)

Anzac Square (Adelaide Street)

The Anzac Memorial is located in a park in the center of the city. It was built on land donated by the State and Federal Governments as a tribute to the 60,000 men and women from Queensland who served in the armed forces during World War I. Designed by architects Buchanan and Cooper, the sandstone shrine was funded by public subscription. Brisbane’s first Lord Mayor, Sir William Jolly, oversaw its construction.

At the heart of the memorial is a ring of Doric columns that encircle a bronze urn holding an ‘eternal flame of remembrance,’ which burns continuously. The memorial was officially unveiled by Queensland's Governor, Sir John Goodwin, on Armistice Day, November 11, 1930.

A towering sandstone wall at the rear of the park creates a striking backdrop to the memorial and serves as a visual contrast to the nearby Central Railway Station with its red-brick architecture.

Each year, remembrance ceremonies for Queensland's fallen soldiers are held at the Shrine. Beneath the Shrine is a crypt containing plaques that honor individual units of the Australian armed forces. The crypt is open to the public, with access provided through a subway under the monument.

Thankyou to Mark Brizzypix Coleman for the permission to display this image.