The Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial, museum and monument located in Hyde Park South near Liverpool Street in the CBD of Sydney, Australia.
The Art Deco monument was designed by C. Bruce Dellit, with the exterior adorned with monumental figural reliefs and sculptures by Rayner Hoff, and built from 1932 to 1934 by Kell & Rigby. This state-owned property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 23 April 2010.
Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney
Dellit's architectural sketch of the memorial; 1930
The memorial in 1934
Decorations on the memorial in 1937 during the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth
Hyde Park, Sydney, is an urban park, of 16.2-hectare (40-acre), located in the central business district of Sydney, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest public parkland in Australia. Hyde Park is on the eastern fringe of the Sydney city centre and is approximately rectangular in shape, being squared at the southern end and rounded at the northern end. It is bordered on the west by Elizabeth Street, on the east by College Street, on the north by St James Road and Prince Albert Road and on the south by Liverpool Street.
Avenue of Hill's weeping fig in Hyde Park
Avenue in Hyde Park, circa 1935, showing St Mary's Cathedral before its spires were added.
Hyde Park in 1934 from above.
The park in 1930.