Bridge of Remembrance
Triumphal stone memorial arch over a river crossing, faced in Tasmanian stone with carved lions.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch treats its memorial arch as a physical object: what it stands on, what it is made of, and what it weighs. It follows architect William Gummer, carver Frederick Gurnsey and the Tasmanian stone of the nineteen twenties, then the engineers who came to it almost ninety years later. Listen standing under the central arch, where the pale stone facing is close enough to touch.
This audio guide was created using AI.
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