Portal:Australian Capital Territory/Selected picture/9

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Captain Cook Memorial Fountain, with the National Library in the distance
Credit: Fir0002

The Captain James Cook Memorial was built by the Commonwealth Government to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's first sighting of the east coast of Australia. The memorial includes a water jet located in the central basin and a skeleton globe sculpture at Regatta Point showing the paths of Cook's expeditions. On 25 April 1970, Queen Elizabeth II officially inaugurated the memorial.