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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 history.  These include the AWM's founders Charles Bean, John Treloar and Sir Henry Gullett.

The values are expressed in the fabric of the place which includes: the main building; the Hall of Memory; the collections; the surrounding landscape; and Anzac Parade.

Anzac Parade – Suggested Revised Values

Anzac Parade (the National Heritage section between Constitution Avenue and the Australian War Memorial) is of outstanding heritage value because of its importance in Australia's history, as a rare form of commemoration of the relationship between Australia and New Zealand, for its aesthetic qualities, its creative achievement, social values and special associations.  Many of these values are shared with or related to the adjacent Australian War Memorial, and the Parade and Memorial are a single National Heritage place.  Anzac Parade also makes a substantial contribution to the Commonwealth Heritage values of the Parliament House Vista area.

Anzac Parade has outstanding heritage value to the nation because of its important role in the development and national life of Canberra as Australia's national capital.  Each and every local and capital city equivalent, whether a memorial, community facility or avenue of trees that is dedicated to the same commemorative purpose, is symbolically linked to the sentiments that find their national expression in Anzac Parade and the Australian War Memorial.

Anzac Parade is of outstanding heritage value given its role in national commemorative activities related to war since 1965, contributing to the development of Australian cultural life and national identity.  Anzac Day is a particular focus of commemoration.  The Australian War Memorial from 1941 is an important precursor to the development and later role of the Parade.

The Australian War Memorial and, to a lesser extent, the other memorials in the Parade have and continue to play a very important role in fostering aspects of national identity.  The various wars in which Australia has participated have had a major impact on its people and their history.  While there are many other memorials in Australia which commemorate wars and those who died, only the Australian War Memorial serves as a national shrine for all Australians, and the Memorial and Anzac Parade continue to serve as a focus for commemoration.

Collectively, the individual memorials are also the ongoing focus of substantial national commemorative activities.

The commemoration of war has been a major theme in Australia's national history, and Anzac Parade, while not an early expression of this theme, has become an important national focus.

Anzac Parade is also a