All of which is totally fitting for it's function as a memorial for the quiet contemplation of the war dead. I have to admit for this sort of thing I am a sucker for elegant simplicity, something this building has in spades. It is ornate, without being baroque or even mildly complicated. Of course this simplicity focuses attention on the ornate parts that are present. Between the pillars alcoves contain the plaques and standards of various fighting regiments and forces that New Zealand has raised.
Standards also hang from the pillars as well, several of which can be seen in the above photograph.
At the end of the hall lies a statute and a lecturn, both of which are used as part of the Anzac day ceremonies held annually in this hall. Finally, providing a muted dash of colour in the hall, there are the stain glass windows lining the ceiling. As I said before it is strange for me to even contemplate Wellington being present without this building being there. Even stranger is that when it came time to find out about the building only two books in the Wellington Central public library mention the building. One talks about the monument as an aside, a part of it's chronicle of building materials used in New Zealand.