Plaza
ANZAC Square
Circular shrine ringed by eighteen columns, home to Australia's first eternal flame of remembrance.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to ANZAC Square in Brisbane follows the shoestring appeal Mayor William Jolly launched in nineteen twenty-seven, asking ordinary Queenslanders for spare coins to build a memorial to soldiers who never came home. It traces the architects' competition that capped the design at ten thousand pounds, the Sydney firm that won it, and what happened once construction actually began. You'll also hear about the eternal flame lit here on Armistice Day nineteen thirty, and what lies sealed beneath the shrine's floor.
This audio guide was created using AI.