Australian War Memorial

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The Australian War Memorial is Australia’s national memorial and museum in Canberra, dedicated to commemorating the service and sacrifice of the country’s armed forces in war and conflict.

Aliases (8)

Australian War Memorial commemorative area ×3
ANZAC Hall ×1
Australian War Memorial (across the land axis) ×1
Australian War Memorial Research Centre ×1
Australian War Memorial archives ×1
Australian War Memorial grounds ×1
Australian War Memorial walking track ×1
Australian War Memorial, Canberra ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military museum → national memorial → war memorial →
architecturalStyle	Byzantine Revival architecture →
chairperson	Kim Beazley →
commemoratesConflict	Afghanistan War → First World War → Gulf War → Korean War → Second World War → Vietnam War → peacekeeping operations →
country	Australia →
dedicatedTo	Australians who have died in war → Australians who have served in war and conflict → members of the Australian armed forces →
designedBy	Emil Sodersten → John Crust →
director	Matthew Anderson →
governingBody	Australian War Memorial Council →
hasAnnualEvent	Anzac Day national ceremony → Remembrance Day national ceremony →
hasCollection	medals and decorations → military aircraft → military art → military artefacts → military photographs → military vehicles → naval vessels and ship models → personal letters and documents → war diaries →
hasPart	ANZAC Hall → Cenotaph → Commemorative Area → Eternal Flame → Hall of Memory → Reading Room → Research Centre → Roll of Honour → Sculpture Garden → Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier → museum galleries →
heritageStatus	National Heritage List (Australia) →
inception	1941 →
listedOn	Commonwealth Heritage List →
locatedIn	Australian Capital Territory → Campbell, Australian Capital Territory →
locatedOn	Anzac Parade →
location	Canberra →
material	stone →
motto	Their Spirit, Our Pride →
officiallyOpenedOn	11 November 1941 →
overlooks	Parliament House, Canberra →
ownedBy	Commonwealth of Australia →
purpose	commemoration of service and sacrifice of Australian armed forces → education about Australia’s military history →
significantDate	Remembrance Day →
website	https://www.awm.gov.au →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial) ("Australian War Memorial commemorative area") → Hall of Memory → Reading Room (Australian War Memorial) → Roll of Honour ("Australian War Memorial commemorative area") → Sculpture Garden ("Australian War Memorial grounds") →	partOf
Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial) → Sculpture Garden → Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier →	location
Canberra → Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby) →	contains
Remembrance Day national ceremony → Roll of Honour →	locatedIn
Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial) → Roll of Honour →	maintainedBy
Lake Burley Griffin ("Australian War Memorial (across the land axis)") →	adjacentTo
Australian War Memorial Council →	appliesTo
Anzac Parade →	connectsTo
Mount Ainslie ("Australian War Memorial walking track") →	hasAccessFrom
Australian National Heritage List →	hasNotableListedPlace
Australian War Memorial ("ANZAC Hall") →	hasPart
Mount Ainslie →	isNear
Reading Room (Australian War Memorial) ("Australian War Memorial Research Centre") →	locatedInBuilding
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier →	managedBy
Australian War Memorial Council ("Australian War Memorial, Canberra") →	meetsAt
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps →	memorial
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier ("Australian War Memorial commemorative area") →	nearby
Emil Sodersten →	notableWork
Reading Room (Australian War Memorial) →	operatedBy
Sculpture Garden →	operator
Remembrance Day national ceremony →	organizedBy
Mount Ainslie →	overlooks
Sculpture Garden →	ownedBy
Remembrance Day national ceremony →	principalVenue
Reading Room (Australian War Memorial) ("Australian War Memorial archives") →	providesAccessTo
Anzac Parade →	terminusNorth