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3 days ago · An estimated 100,000 people attended a service at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. While celebrations occurred throughout the country, and across Allied nations, the cessation of Hostilities in Europe was bittersweet.
22 hours ago · Stop by the Princess Theatre whose origins date back to the days of the gold rush, and visit the Royal Exhibition Building. You could stroll through the Fitzroy Gardens and even visit the legendary Captain Cook’s cottage. The Shrine of Remembrance war memorial is special and a stop worth making to honour Australian soldiers who fought in any war.
5 days ago · The Shrine of Remembrance is a huge concrete war memorial at the bottom end of the Botanic Gardens. It has a big museum underneath and also a viewing terrace that happens to be my second favorite view of the city.
2 days ago · The Gardens were established in 1846 on the south bank of the Yarra River and cover over 38 hectares of land are covered with trees, flower bushes, shrubs, lawns and small lakes. While you’re here, you can also visit the Shrine of Remembrance, dedicated to all the lives lost in World War I. National Gallery of Victoria
3 days ago · The Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23 to 26, 1944, was the largest naval battle in history and a decisive engagement in the Pacific theater during World War I...
6 days ago · The Last Post Service takes place every Sunday at 4.45pm on the Shrine's northern forecourt and includes bugle calls and piper, Shrine Guard in historic uniform, a wreath-laying, recital of the Ode and lowering of the flags. Each week we pause to remember a different event from Australia's military history.
1 day ago · Led by a different culinary personality and held against a new backdrop each year, 2024’s feast took place on the grassy, sun-drenched grounds of Kings Domain, the area between Linlithgow Avenue south and Domain Road, encompassing the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl’s surrounding parklands and the spaces south of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
