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that will contribute to an understanding of Australia's natural or cultural history

There is no evidence of value under this criterion.

(d) the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of:
(i) a class of Australia's natural or cultural places; or
(ii) a class of Australia's natural or cultural environments

Anzac Parade may be considered in the classes of commemorative places or landscapes or vistas, perhaps especially commemorative roads, and parade grounds.  As noted under Criterion (b), there are a range of commemorative roads and other places in Australia.

However, these classes of places are not well understood and the principal characteristics have not been defined.  A meaningful assessment is therefore not possible.

None the less, as a parade ground Anzac Parade would not obviously appear to be a good example.  Commonly parade grounds are large, rectangular, open and level areas with perimeter features.  Anzac Parade has perhaps only a few of these qualities.

(e) the place has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of the place's importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics valued by a community or cultural group

Applying aesthetic significance indicators to the Anzac Parade data
The following presentation of values and attributes looks at each of the three identified communities separately, while recognising that there is naturally some overlap between these communities.  The communities are:
     * Australians;
     * the Canberra community;  and
     * the armed services community – including the Defence forces, service personnel (serving and retired), service families, service organisations, and others with particular connections to the memorials on or in Anzac Parade/Park.

In relation to aesthetic values, the predominant data is on the Canberra community, but the snapshot analysis indicates appreciation of similar qualities by visitors.  The Australian and Canberra communities are therefore presented together.

Australian and Canberra communities
The Parliament House Vista heritage management plan suggests that Parliament House Vista is amongst the 'most highly recognised part of Canberra for Australians' and this is supported by the ways Canberra is presented to visitors (Marshall and others 2010b, vol. 1, p. 141).

The Vista, or perhaps more accurately the Land Axis views, evokes 'Canberra' and 'national capital'.  It is the most commonly used image to represent Canberra and this is evident in artistic representations, snapshots and tourism images.

Two principal icons 'hold' each end of the Land Axis – the Australian War Memorial and Parliament House.  Anzac Parade is a distinctive and visually strong formal element in this powerful and symbolic landscape, and a key part of the design vision for Canberra.
The visual power of the landscape is strongly evident in the Parliament House Vista heritage management plan assessment, even though