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Dec 1, 2015 · The wall’s central plaque depicts a Turkish soldier carrying a wounded Allied soldier, a facsimile of a statue that the Turkish government erected in 1997 at Pine Ridge on the Gallipoli battlefields. Another plaque on the wall bears the crossed flags of Turkey and Australia, and Atatürk’s alleged words from 1934.
The Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial, museum and monument located in Hyde Park South near Liverpool Street in the CBD of Sydney, Australia. The Art Deco monument was designed by C. Bruce Dellit , with the exterior adorned with monumental figural reliefs and sculptures by Rayner Hoff , and built from 1932 to 1934 by Kell & Rigby .
- Anzac Memorial; War Memorial Hyde Park; Hyde Park Memorial
- 24 November 1934
- State heritage (built)
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New memorials have been erected to commemorate at least 85,000 Turkish troops who were killed on Gallipoli. The ordinary soldiers who died there are called "the Martyrs". Australians and Turks each see their Gallipoli stories as being about courage, sacrifice, and nationhood.
The scene, which is also replicated as a statue in Turkey, symbolizes the chivalry and compassion shown by both sides in the battle. The shared history of Turkey and Australia, symbolized by crossed flags on one of the plaques, is recorded by the wall. The memorial was instigated by Councilor Semra Batık-Dundar.
Apr 17, 2015 · From Wednesday, images from the war memorial's archives of serving men and women will be projected on to the building and on Saturday six large screens will be erected so as many people as...
May 8, 2015 · The ANZAC Memorial was completed in 1934 to commemorate the achievements of the Australian Imperial Force. The memorial was rededicated on its 50th anniversary in 1984 as a memorial to all Australians who serve their country in war. It has been declared a “Military Memorial of National Significance” under the Military Memorials of National ...
The Anzac Memorial, in Sydney's Hyde Park, is New South Wales' principal memorial to all Australians who have served in the Defence Force. The Memorial Building in both its original and its extended form is a work of art and a remarkable piece of architecture.
