Anzac Memorial

The Anzac Memorial, in Sydney

The Anzac Memorial is a war memorial located in the heart of Hyde Park, raised in the 1930s in tribute to the men and women of New South Wales who served during the First World War. The Sydney audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this place of memory with its solemn architecture, mingling Gothic and Art Deco styles.

The place of memory and contemplation

Here is a war memorial, raised in the 1930s to pay tribute to the men and women of New South Wales who served during the First World War. It is fitting to approach it with respect and gravity, for it is a place of memory and contemplation, dedicated to the remembrance of those who gave their lives. Inside follow one another several rooms imbued with solemnity: the Hall of Silence, the Hall of Memory and the Hall of Service, designed to invite to meditation and to honour the sacrifice of the soldiers. In the heart of the building, a moving sculpture, the Sacrifice, represents a fallen soldier, carried by allegorical figures, in an atmosphere of deep contemplation. The exterior architecture deserves that you linger there: it harmoniously mingles the Gothic and Art Deco styles, and presents some twenty sculptures symbolising the different corps engaged, the army, the navy, the aviation and the medical corps. Designed by the architect Charles Bruce Dellit and the English sculptor George Rayner Hoff, the memorial is reflected in a peaceful pool, the Pool of Reflection, that accentuates the contemplative dimension of the place. Located in the heart of Hyde Park, surrounded by greenery, it offers a haven of calm and dignity in the midst of the city. A war memorial and a place of contemplation, the Anzac Memorial is discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, a war memorial raised in the 1930s in tribute to the men and women of New South Wales who died or served during the First World War; with its solemn architecture mingling Gothic and Art Deco, signed by Dellit and Hoff, it shelters the halls of Silence, of Memory and of Service, the sculpture of the Sacrifice and a pool of reflection. The Anzac Memorial is a place of memory of Sydney, in the heart of Hyde Park. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Anzac Memorial lies in the heart of Hyde Park, in Sydney, reachable on foot or by transport. It is a place of memory that is visited with respect and contemplation; entry is generally free and the hours follow the conditions in force, which vary. It is best to enquire before coming and to respect the silence of the commemorative halls.

What does the Anzac Memorial of Sydney commemorate?

It pays tribute, with respect and contemplation, to the men and women of New South Wales who served during the First World War; raised in the 1930s in a style mingling Gothic and Art Deco, it shelters the halls of Silence, of Memory and of Service, as well as the sculpture of the Sacrifice, in a spirit of meditation and remembrance.

Where is the Anzac Memorial in Sydney?

In the heart of Hyde Park, in Sydney, in Australia.