Shrine+of+Remembrance

Queen Victoria Market Federation Square State Library Impact on society Bibliography Old Melbourne Gaol St Paul’s Cathedral Research Task Mindmap CBD home [|Reflective blog]** = Shrine of Remembrance = ** At the End of World War 1, there was conflict of the form of the memorial structure: there was the choice of choosing a utilitarian structure: school or hospital or a symbolic memorial landmark. ** ** When it was decided to build the memorial landmark, there was a competition between architects to design it. Eighty three designs were submitted. The architects who had been chosen were Philip Hudsen and James Wardrop. ** ** The external outline of the Shrine was inspired from one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum in Halicarnassus. The Shrine is buttressed by four female figures in stone, carved by Paul Montford, representing sacrifice, patriotism, justice and peace and good will. ** ** The external part of the Shrine has sixteen surrounding black marble pillars which are mounted by twelve bas-reliefs which were created by London Dadswell, symbolising the heroic deeds of the armed services. ** ** There is a small opening in the dome which lets a ray of light pass across the stone, resting on the word love at exactly the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month; the moment that indicated the end of the Great War. ** ** The Shrine was started in July 1928- and completed in November 1934. It took seven years to complete. ** ** On the East wall and West wall of the Shrine are the following inscriptions: ** ** East wall: “This monument was erected by a grateful people to the honoured memory of the men and women of Victoria who served the Empire in the Great War, 1914-1918.” ** **<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> West wall: “Let all men know that this is Holy ground/ this Shrine established in the hearts of men as on the solid earth commemorates a people’s fortitude and sacrifice/ ye therefore that come after give remembrance.” **<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Legacy Garden of Appreciation **<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Legacy Garden of Appreciation stands in the Eastern approach of the Shrine; next to a statue of a widow and children. It symbolises the generosity of Victorians supporting the widows and children of the men and women who died in the Great War. This is to acknowledge the red flanders poppies that bloom in late Spring. These seeds are imported from France and symbolise a rebirth. ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> One of the inscriptions on the Shrine reads the roles of horses in the war fought by Australians: HE GAINS NO CROSSES AS A SOLDIER MAY, NO MEDALS FOR THE MANY RISKS HE RUNS, HE ONLY IN HIS PUZZLED, PATIENT WAY, “STICKS TO HIS GUNS” **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> The Shrine of Remembrance has impacted on our society emotionally. We remember men and women on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. We also remember the moment the Germans fled back in defeat. This day is known as Remembrance Day, but it used to be known as Armistice Day. In 1919 the first anniversary was given a “two minute silence” commemorating the men and women that died in the war. The “two minute silence” was proposed by an Australian journalist Edward Honey. At a similar time a South African statesman proposed a similar proposal to the British Cabinet. This was the start of the “two minute silence.” **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> At the end of the Second World War Armistice Day changed its name to Remembrance Day. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> On the 75th anniversary in 1993 it was discovered that an unknown Australian soldiers remains were buried in the First World War military cemetery in France. He was entombed in the Memorials Hall of memory. Four years later in 1997, the Governor General announced a proclamation formally declaring 11th of November to be Remembrance Day, and urged all Australians to observe “one minute silence” at 11:00 of the 11th hour of the 11th month of each year. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> On ANZAC day in Victoria we visit the Shrine of Remembrance to remember those in the war. Both Remembrance and ANZAC Day are connected to the Shrine for commemoration. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
 * Parliament House Shrine of Remembrance Sidney Myer Music Bowl
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Architecture/surroundings/inscriptions **<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Inscription **<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lone Pine and memorial trees **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> The original Lone Pine tree stood on a high ridge in Gallipoli. It became a landmark symbolising the servicemen who fought and died there. Unfortunately the tree was destroyed. A soldier who lived in Victoria collected a pine cone from the tree and sent it home to the memorial Shrine. The seeds from the cone were used to create a Lone Pine tree at the Shrine of Remembrance. **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Memorial horse trough **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Impact on society **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
 * Personal Reflection of The Shrine **


 * The Shrine was an emotional experience for me because my family was in the war. It gave me time to think about what it would have been like in the First and Second World War. I thought our tour guide gave us great knowledge of the Shrine and a brief history of the construction of the building. She spoke about her life experiences with her family in the war, stories about the war and what it was like. We were given a better understanding of what it would have felt like if we were in the war. **
 * Since the Shrine of Remembrance was a landmark I chose to research, I was interested in the different inscriptions around the [[image:Love.JPG align="left" caption="Greater Love Hath No Man"]]  building and a famous tree [the Lone Pine Tree]. We had a re-inactment of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month where an artificial light shone on the word love. Our tour guide told us that it has only been on four occasions where the light has not shone.  **
 * Down the corridor we read names in books of the Victorians that were listed to go to war. I was very suprised to learn how many how many young men actually wanted to go to war. I realise now they had no idea how devastating and horrifying it was really going to be. I now have a greater appreciatiation for the soldiers and their families. **


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