5159 x 3432 px | 43,7 x 29,1 cm | 17,2 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
16 février 2010
Lieu:
Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia
Informations supplémentaires:
The State War Memorial Precinct is located on Mount Eliza overlooking Perth Water. It comprises the Cenotaph, Court of Contemplation, Flame of Remembrance and Pool of Reflection.The State War Memorial Precinct is visited by more than 40, 000 people each Anzac Day. A dawn service is held at 5:30am on 25 April each year.The Cenotaph was unveiled in the year of the Centenary of Western Australia - on 24 November 1929 by the Governor Sir William Campion, and had as the honorary architect General Sir J. Talbot Hobbs. The court of contemplation is at the western side of the precinct and was unveiled on 6 November 1955 by Sir Charles Gairdner. The flame of remembrance and pool of reflection was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on the 1st of April 2000.Underneath the Cenotaph is the roll of honour with the names of all servicemen and women from Western Australia to die in the Boer War, World War I, World War II, Korean War or Vietnam.Distributed throughout the park are more specific memorials to various battles, military units, prisoners of war and other groups.
