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on Australians' experience of war.  The AWM and other institutions have used these materials to produce research on social, political and military history.  The place has the potential to yield further substantial information on Australians' experience of war.  These values are expressed through the collections.

Criterion E Aesthetic characteristics
The AWM in its setting is of outstanding importance for its aesthetic characteristics, valued as a place of great beauty by the Australian community and veteran groups (as represented by the Returned & Services League of Australia).  The place has evoked strong emotional and artistic responses from Australian and overseas visitors.  The main building and the surrounding landscape, the Hall of Memory, the Roll of Honour, ANZAC Hall and the collections act as reminders of important events and people in Australia's history and trigger disturbing and poignant responses from the vast majority of visitors.

The AWM together with Anzac Parade form an important national landmark that is highly valued by the Australian community.  As part of the Parliamentary Vista, the AWM makes a major contribution to the principal views from both Parliament Houses and Mount Ainslie.  Views from Anzac Parade to the Hall of Memory, and from the Hall of Memory along the land axis are outstanding.  Its prominent position is important due to its relative visual isolation on the Griffin land axis, amid the backdrop of the forested slopes of Mount Ainslie.  The visual impact of the AWM when viewed from Parliament House and other points along Griffin's land axis including Mount Ainslie; and the fabric of Anzac Parade including the memorials, plantings and lighting is far more distinctive and dramatic compared to the other principal war memorials in Australia

Criterion G Social value
The AWM is the national war museum and national shrine, and together with Anzac Park, has special associations for the Australian community, particularly veterans and their families.  These special associations are reinforced on ANZAC Day and at ceremonies specific to particular memorials on Anzac Parade.  The AWM and the Anzac Parade memorials are the nation's major focal point for commemoration including the ANZAC Day march and other ceremonies and events.  These values are expressed through: the AWM building (including the Hall of Memory); the collection; the surrounding landscape (including the Sculpture Garden); and Anzac Parade including the memorials.

Criterion H Significant people
The AWM building and the Anzac Parade memorials have special associations with Australia's military forces and veterans represented by the Returned & Services League of Australia.

The AWM's success as a shrine, a museum, an architectural form and part of Canberra's urban plan is partly the result of its special associations with the lives and works of people who have been significant in Australia's