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the foreground, (the view) is dominated by Anzac Parade and channelled through the portal buildings of the Anzac Park offices to terminate at Parliament House.'  (ACT Heritage 1998, p. 3)

    'Its vista, linking the Memorial with Parliament House, adds aesthetic and emotional value to the places which has become one of the major cultural landscapes of Australia.'  (ACT Heritage 1998, p. 5)

In relation to the Australian Armed Service Tradition theme, the analysis notes that the,

    'Entire length of the precinct is associated with Australian Armed Services tradition... the memorials all pertain to elements of the Australian Armed Services... Anzac Parade is associated with the Anzac Day march and memorial service and is the setting for the larger individual services held periodically at individual memorials.'  (ACT Heritage 1998, p. 3)

The formal ceremonial route of Anzac Parade creates the visual Land Axis link between the Australian War Memorial and Parliament House – described as 'a space unlike any other in Australia'.  Its national symbolic importance is indicated by 'the opening of Anzac Parade by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on Anzac Day 1965' and by the use of Anzac Parade as 'the major national venue for the Anzac Day March and other ceremonies to commemorate those who served Australia in times of conflict, and it has a deep symbolism for many Australians'.  'The notion of a ceremonial space of this grandeur is not found elsewhere in Australia.'  (ACT Heritage 1998, p. 5)

The statement of significance recognises Anzac Parade as of aesthetic significance to all Australians,

    'The Parade is valued by all Australians for its contribution to the monumental vista of the National Triangle and its part in a significant cultural landscape of Australia.  Its contribution to the design of the nation's capital is also significant.'

Its social significance is considered in two parts.  Its significance to the majority of Australians,

    'Anzac Parade holds a spiritual significance for the majority of Australians, especially those who have been affected by war or conflict, including the Returned and Services League.'

And further it recognises its social significance for those with armed services connections as,

    'The memorials and landscaping have special sense of meaning for those involved in particular campaigns or those belonging to a particular armed service'  (ACT Heritage 1998, p. 11)

  Figure 81.  World War 2 Navy Veterans march with their grandchildren past the Stone of Remembrance, Anzac Day, 1992
  Source: Amanda Evans

    4.3 Engagement with Associated Communities

Defining associated communities

Central to assessing social and community-held aesthetic values is defining the communities who hold those values.  The approach adopted was based on analysis of previous studies and other data, and the expectation that an associated community would have direct experience of