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and the intimacy and personal connections likely to be felt also indicate the power of this landscape to generate emotional responses.  And it is a landscape so redolent with history, events of national importance and personal connections, it has certainly the power to inspire.  While this may not be expressed through art, it is evident in snapshots and in the growing number of people from the wider community who participate in major ceremonies.

Armed services community
The existing National Heritage listing for the Australian War Memorial and Memorial Parade does not recognise the armed services community, as defined in this plan, as holding particular aesthetic values in relation to Anzac Parade.  The preparation of this plan has enabled consideration of those values, and could be used to enhance the National Heritage citation and to manage for those values.

The symbolism represented in the form and design of Anzac Parade, as well as in the individual memorials, is felt strongly by those from the armed services community.  Their responses were both intellectual and emotional.

For example, they spoke of the importance of the central median for its constancy of colour, recognition of the 'bloodshed' symbol represented there, and the importance that this element be ever-present and visually represented.  They spoke of the visual and symbolic nature of the design with its openness – like the Australian landscape of open plains, as well as the openness of our democracy – and of the contrast and sense of shelter created by the most Australian of all trees – eucalypts.

Conclusions
Based on the evidence presented, it is concluded that Anzac Parade has aesthetic qualities that are valued by both the Australian and Canberra communities.  The valued qualities are largely identical and have therefore been presented together.  Further, the National Heritage values are considered to provide a good reflection of the aesthetic values identified through the present assessment.

The present study suggests, however, that the symbolic nature of the design of Anzac Parade and the memorials themselves heightens its emotional power, and warrants recognition.

The aesthetic qualities that are particularly appreciated are the:
     * formal, linear design;
     * sweeping scale and extent of the vista;
     * openness contrasting with enclosure;
     * colour;  and
     * symbolic and experiential qualities.

Based on the evidence presented, it is concluded that Anzac Parade has aesthetic qualities that are also valued by the armed services community.  The values identified substantially add to the National Heritage values.

The aesthetic qualities that are particularly appreciated are the same as those noted above.

Summary
Anzac Parade is valued by the Australian and Canberra communities for its aesthetic qualities as an integral and deeply meaningful part of the Land Axis landscape, and is