Remembrance Garden

The Remembrance Garden, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is the site of The Shrine of Remembrance.

It is one of the largest and most significant war memorials in Australia, built to honor the service and sacrifice of men and women from Victoria who served during World War I, as well as commemorate all Australians who have served in any war. The Shrine stands as a symbol of national remembrance and is the focal point for commemorations on Remembrance Day and Anzac Day.

Designed by Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop, both veterans of World War I, the Shrine's development began in 1918. After winning the competition to design the memorial in 1922, construction started in 1927 and the Shrine was officially opened to the public on November 11, 1934. The architecture of the Shrine is inspired by the classical architecture of Greece and is built from Tynong granite. It consists of a central sanctuary surrounded by the ambulatory, with the sanctuary housing the marble Stone of Remembrance inscribed with the words "Greater love hath no man." The crypt, located downstairs from the sanctuary, contains a bronze statue of a father and son soldier and panels with the names of every unit of the Australian Imperial Force.

The Shrine of Remembrance is the central location for war commemoration in Melbourne. Anzac Day, a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand, is celebrated with a dawn service, wreath-laying, ceremonies, and decoration services. Remembrance Day is marked with a commemoration service where a minute of silence is observed at 11:00 am as a ray of light illuminates the word "LOVE" on the Stone of Remembrance. Throughout the