Anzac Parade, Canberra

Anzac Parade is a significant road and thoroughfare in the Australian capital Canberra, used for ceremonial occasions and the site of many major military memorials.

Named in honour of the

.

Memorial interpretation

Anzac Parade – Memorials (north to south)

Fairbairn Avenue
	Parade
space for memorial		space for memorial
		Australian Navy
		Service Nurses
Vietnam Forces		Air Force
		Rats of Tobruk
		Peacekeeping
Australia 'basket'		New Zealand 'basket'
Constitution Avenue
Parkes Way
Service road / parking area
(Space for Memorial)	Rond Terrace
Lake Burley Griffin

In the manner of interpretation of

Government of Australia

adjacent to each memorial that gives succinct information about the nature and/or the site of the people or group or events leading to the establishment of the memorial.

Situation and history

Anzac Parade is situated on the main axis between

The Parade separates the residential suburbs of Campbell and Reid. The naming is significant:

• Argyllshire, Scotland. Duntroon House is now part of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
  .
• The Right Honourable Sir
  Australian Constitution, he entered the Australian House of Representatives after having been Premier of New South Wales
  from 1894 to 1898.

At the corner of Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue is the historic

On Anzac Day 25 April 2006 Federal Environment and Heritage Minister Ian Campbell announced that Anzac Parade along with the Australian War Memorial would be added to the National Heritage List.

See also

 Australia portal

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to ANZAC Parade, Canberra.

• Anzac Parade Walk / National Capital Authority
• Collection of slides illustrating the design, construction and landscaping of Lake Burley Griffin and adjacent national areas of Canberra, ca. 1909–1981 / Richard Clough & Australian Overseas Information Service
• Collection of photographs of Anzac Parade, Canberra – 2002 / Damian McDonald