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design of the Roll, no rank or decorations are recorded on the basis that all died equally. The Roll of Honour contains the names of over 120,000 Australians killed in war from the Sudan in 1855 to the Vietnam War in the 1970s.

Between 1979 and 1988 the names of theatres of war were inscribed in bronze letters on the

courtyard walls. The plantings in the courtyard have been changed on a number of occasions over the years. Rosemary and Pencil Pines used in the courtyard have symbolism associated with remembrance and sacrifice.

ANZAC Hall

In 1999 the Australian War Memorial proposed to build a modern, flexible exhibition hall of 3,000 square metres to showcase its world-class collection of large technology objects. The design for the new hall, called ANZAC Hall, consisted of a large wall 20 metres behind the main building to act as a backdrop to the iconic main building. The bulk of the building was dug into the ground so that it could not be seen from Anzac Parade, with a large curved metal roof fanning out from the centre point of a dome behind the wall. A simple glass link joins the existing building with the new hall. The building was designed by Denton Corker and Marshall. A Federation fund of $ 11.9 million funded the project with an additional contribution of almost
$1 million from the Australian War Memorial for infrastructure, landscaping and the new workshop.

Galleries and Displays

One of the major components of the Memorial is the series of galleries and displays, including the Aeroplane Hall. This is where the artefacts related to Australia's involvement in war are displayed. As well, large and small dioramas or picture models, dating from 1920 through to 1983 are on display. The surviving dioramas constructed prior to the opening of the Memorial in 1941 include four large, six small and two very small series, all of which have been modified and most relocated. The Memorial building initially made extensive use of skylights for galleries and displays, however this was found to create serious conservation problems and modifications were made to reduce the amount of light. In 1968-71 major alterations to the Memorial included the extension of the transept wings which provided additional gallery space and the closing of skylights in favour of artificial lighting. Other accommodation in the building provided initially or later includes the library, war records storage, office space and workshop facilities.

Landscape

The landscaping work around the Memorial initially reflected the 1940 design of John Crust and T Parramore, however, later works obliterated the evidence of this design. In 1959 a masterplan for the site was prepared by Meldrum and Noad which included the