ANZAC Square, Brisbane

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Sign at Anzac Square

ANZAC Square, which is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is a Queensland state memorial to men and women who participated in overseas armed service.^[1] It is located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade.

ANZAC Square contains the Shrine of Remembrance and the 'Eternal Flame' as well as the World War II Shrine of Memories. The Shrine was dedicated on Tuesday, 11 November 1930.

The external wall of the Shrine of Memories is dedicated to Queenslanders who fought in World War I.

There are also war-related statues, for various wars, including memorial statues for the Queensland soldiers who fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902), as well as World War II, the Vietnam War and campaigns in Korea, Borneo and New Guinea.

[edit] Photos of ANZAC Square

ANZAC Square and the Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane (date unknown)	ANZAC Square, Brisbane the Shrine of Remembrance and Central Railway Station	ANZAC Square — photo taken from the Shrine of Remembrance	ANZAC Square park area
ANZAC Square — with Post Office Square and General Post Office in the distance	Shrine of Remembrance (dedicated on Tuesday 11 November, 1930) and the 'Eternal Flame'	Second Boer War Memorial Statue	World War I memorial sculpture on the external wall of the World War II Shrine of Memories
View from window of World War II Shrine of Memories	ANZAC Square and Central Station — The statue in the centre of the photo is a memorial to Queenslanders who fought during the Second Boer War - 1899-1902	ANZAC Square — with ANZAC Square Arcade on the right side of the image	Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane ANZAC Square façade — showing the Queensland granite steps to the Shrine
Second Boer War Memorial Statue	The Shrine of Remembrance and Central Station	View of ANZAC Square, Post Office Square and Brisbane GPO from Central Station	View of Central Station, ANZAC Square, and Post Office Square from Brisbane GPO