Anzac Memorial Monument

Address: ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Website: https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/see-and-do/attractions/anzac-memorial

Hours: Memorial open daily; ANZAC Day services are publicized annually

Admission: Free to visit the monument grounds; guided tours and museum entry (if available) may have separate fees

The Anzac Memorial is a principal war memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney that commemorates the service and sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand forces and other Australian service personnel.

The memorial contains a central Hall of Memory and sculptural reliefs and is the focal point for public ceremonies, including large ANZAC Day dawn services each April 25. The exterior plazas and steps serve as gathering spaces for commemorations and public viewing.

Designed by architect Bruce Dellit in an Art Deco idiom with major sculptural work by Rayner Hoff, the memorial was completed and officially opened in the 1930s as a national monument to the Anzac legacy. It has remained an active site of remembrance and has undergone conservation work to preserve its fabric and artworks.

Located in the southern part of Hyde Park in central Sydney, the memorial sits close to the central business district and is readily accessible from surrounding streets and public transport.

• ANZAC Day services: A major site for ANZAC Day dawn services and other national commemorations held each year on April 25 and other remembrance dates.
• Design and sculpture: Designed in an Art Deco style with prominent sculptural work by Rayner Hoff and an interior Hall of Memory.

What to See#

• Hall of Memory and memorial interior: Contains a central hall, sculpture groups and commemorative panels that form the focal points for services and remembrance ceremonies in Hyde Park.
• External ceremonial spaces: Outdoors plazas and steps used for public ceremonies and ANZAC Day commemorations, with views across Hyde Park.

Hyde Park is a short walk from Museum Station (on the City Circle and other lines) and from St James and Martin Place. The ANZAC Memorial sits in the southern part of the park near the Archibald Fountain.

• Visit at dusk on ANZAC Day (April 25) to experience the dawn service and national commemorations-arrive very early to secure a spot.
• Check for special exhibitions or guided tours that explain the memorial sculptures and inscriptions.
• Combine a visit with the nearby Domain and St Mary's Cathedral for a civic history walk.