Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park
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Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park is a war memorial
occupying Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground, in Melbourne
, Australia
, the tallest hill for many miles around. Its main feature is the 12 metres (39.4 ft) Tower of Remembrance, opened in 1926.
Tall conifers surround the tower, hiding it almost completely; however, from the viewing platform at the top of the tower, which is open to the public and accessible by steep internal stairs, panoramic views are available over the treetops. During summer, the tower is used for fire spotting.
War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war.-Historic usage:...
occupying Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground, in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the tallest hill for many miles around. Its main feature is the 12 metres (39.4 ft) Tower of Remembrance, opened in 1926.
Tall conifers surround the tower, hiding it almost completely; however, from the viewing platform at the top of the tower, which is open to the public and accessible by steep internal stairs, panoramic views are available over the treetops. During summer, the tower is used for fire spotting.
External links
- Kangaroo Ground Tower of Remembrance
- PDF brochure of historical sites in the Eltham district.