Historic sites

Australian War Memorial, Canberra

Australia Australian Capital Territory Campbell

Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A shrine, museum and archive commemorating Australians who died in war, with the Roll of Honour and the Hall of Memory. The Last Post ceremony is held every afternoon.


Entry is free. Parliament House and the National Gallery are across Lake Burley Griffin.

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