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Maker: Laurence, Janet Tonkin, Peter

To create the Four pillars for the Australian War Memorial's Hall of Memory, sculptor Janet Laurence worked in collaboration with Peter Tonkin of Tonkin Zulaikha Harford Architects. The Four Pillars a...

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Designed by Napier Waller each one of the Hall of Memory's fifteen stained glass windows represents a defining quality of Australian servicemen and women, incorporating images of Australian soldiers, ...

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The cupola, or dome of the Hall of Memory, Australian War Memorial, Canberra. In 1937 the Australian War Memorial board commissioned Waller to commemorate the sacrifices made by Australians in the Fir...

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This Hall of Memory pendentive features the Air Force. In the remaining walls of a cathedral, the flying officer stands and surveys the destruction of beauty and human ideals. He is inspired to defend...

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This Hall of Memory Pendentive features the Navy. On the fore-deck the sailor is wearing summer uniform and preparing to hoist the white ensign, which symbolises the oldest tradition of the fighting s...

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The war is over. The last traces of the storm symbolising it can be seen as water running down the tree trunk, while the sunshine bursting through the trees causes the soldier to contemplate that the ...

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This Hall of Memory pendentive features the women's services; depicted here dressed in a blouse and skirt, a generic uniform that could reference all the servicewomen. The various branches of the serv...

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Designed by Napier Waller each one of the Hall of Memory's fifteen stained glass windows represents a defining quality of Australian servicemen and women. The South Window represents personal qualitie...

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Designed by Napier Waller each one of the Hall of Memory's fifteen stained glass windows represents a defining quality of Australian servicemen and women. The west window in the Hall of Memory represe...

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