Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00437:body:0:p139
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00437
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Character Range: 446228–451424

rare elsewhere in the world. The values are expressed in the fabric of the main building, the entrance, the Hall of Memory, the collections and the surrounding landscape.
   The AWM collection contains unique objects including a Lancaster bomber and the largest collection of Victoria Crosses in the world. The building contains rare elements, notably the medieval stone lions at the entrance and the Hall of Memory with its largest mosaics in the world.
   Anzac Parade, as part of the Parliamentary Vista and as an extension of the AWM, is part of one of the major cultural landscapes of Australia. The grandeur of the ceremonial space is not found elsewhere in Australia. Anzac Parade is nationally important for its public and
   commemorative functions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Criterion: C Research

   The AWM has a unique and important function in the nation in collecting and displaying objects and records 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.
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   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