Can you go inside the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney?
The Anzac Memorial in Sydney’s Hyde Park is not just a monument to be looked at. There is a museum inside, plus a giant dome dotted with gold stars symbolising First World War servicemen.
Where is the Anzac Memorial in Sydney?
Many visitors to Sydney will see the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park. It’s a large, but elegant, art deco memorial at the southern end of the park and it forms the focal point of Anzac Day ceremonies.
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Can you go inside the Anzac Memorial?
What many visitors don’t realise is that it is possible to go inside the Anzac Memorial. There is a small museum in there.
The Anzac Memorial Museum brings together wartime recollections from those who went to fight and those who were left behind.
Artefacts such as sweetheart brooches, artificial limbs and emergency telegrams sent home add to the poignancy.
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Anzac Memorial Dome
But the most heart-in-mouth views come from up the steps. The dome overhead is dotted with gold stars, each representing a volunteer NSW serviceman from World War I.
The jarring centrepiece is George Rayner Hoff’s statue of a dead, naked male being held aloft on the shoulders of three women.
The statue inside the Anzac Memorial looks provocatively modern eight decades after being unveiled, and the heavy symbolism strikes home.
Anzac Memorial opening hours
The Anzac Memorial in Sydney is open from 09.00 to 17.00 every day. For more information, visit the Anzac Memorial’s website.
You can visit the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park as part of a bike tour that also takes in other key Sydney attractions and crosses the Harbour Bridge.
Alternatively, you can visit under your own steam with a downloadable, self-guided audio walking tour of the city.
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