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of this type (6%).  Such photos are commonly taken by tourists in front of many of Australia's major icons – Cradle Mountain, the Sydney Opera House and Uluru, to name three.

While it may be seen as stretching a point to include Anzac Parade alongside such prestigious company, it may nevertheless be argued that Anzac Parade is of a type with the three named major Australian icons.  It differs from Cradle Mountain, Sydney Opera House and Uluru only in its being slightly less well known, and probably immediately recognisable by slightly fewer people.

But Anzac Parade, of course, is more than merely a view.  It was designed as a place in which events would occur, and sometimes the numbers at such events have been large.  For example, 13,500 attended ANZAC Parade Open Day/Night joint event in 2000 (Natalie Broughton, National Capital Authority, personal communication, 26 October 2011).

In all events held at Anzac Parade, the main intentions are generally to commemorate, to show respect and to instil pride, the main moods experienced being those of reflection and contemplation.  These moods, in tandem with the emotions experienced by visitors, form part of the general response to the place.  As such, they must be taken into account when assessing its aesthetic value.

While there are many photos on the web that clearly indicate that strong emotions are being experienced by both participants and observers at ceremonies on Anzac Parade, such photos tend to concentrate upon the people and virtually exclude Anzac Parade itself as a recognisable place.  The photo above is a case in point.  It shows ex-servicewomen marching up Anzac Parade to the saluting base in 1972.  While their pride is evident, they could be on almost any street.

  Figure 104.  Anzac Day, 1972
  Source:  ACT Heritage Library, item 008258, Canberra Times Collection, www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/search

On the other hand, in those images of parades which privilege the place rather than the people, the dwarfed figures do little either to convey the emotions felt or to induce emotion in the viewer.

While images certainly exist that convey the power of place of the Australian War Memorial together with the emotions of people present (Bob Marchant 2001), if similar images of Anzac Parade exist, to date they have not been identified.

    4.5 Review of Tourism Imagery

Tourism images are used in aesthetic values assessments as evidence of expert opinion on places that are most likely to have a strong aesthetic appeal to the wider community and are therefore likely to attract people to visit that locality.  Common sources of tourism images are websites, tourism brochures and postcards.  Both websites and brochures may be used to help plan a visit, and as a guide when