Dunedin Cenotaph

The cenotaph stands in Queens Gardens, an open park lying between The Exchange and the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

[3] The monument is built from concrete with a facing of Carrara marble, and was conceived by Gummer as a 28-metre (92 ft) tall eight-sided column, this design reflecting Dunedin's octagonal city centre and being appropriate for an irregularly shaped site, and is topped by a symbolic beacon.

These, along with a relief frieze on the base featuring a lion, torches, laurel wreathes, and fasces, were designed by sculptor Richard Oliver Gross.

The finished memorial was unveiled on 17 March 1927 by Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI)[3] in a ceremony attended by 1,000 relatives of the fallen and 800 returned servicemen, along with many members of the general public.

[4] The cenotaph is the regular venue of Dunedin's Anzac Day commemorations, which often attract several thousand members of the public.