Saturday, 31 December 2011

Rookwood, Garden of Remembrance

The New South Wales Garden of Remembrance is part of the Sydney War Cemetery at Rookwood Cemetery. This fountain cascades down with a river of embedded and exposed stones encircircling this steel belvedere. The Garden of Remembrance was constructed in the early 1960s but was completely redeveloped in the late 1980s. The walls in the garden feature memorial plaques to commemorate those who served in wars.
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28 comments:

  1. AnonymousSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 00:18:00 GMT+11

    That's a very beautiful remembrance place.

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  3. Leif HagenSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 01:13:00 GMT+11

    Looks like a lovely, peaceful place!

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  4. ShoshanaSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 01:23:00 GMT+11

    That is a lovely place. I like it.

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  5. Rae WalterSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 01:31:00 GMT+11

    Great capture Jim.

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  6. wennSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 01:40:00 GMT+11

    nice..Happy New Year!

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  7. Lois EvensenSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 01:56:00 GMT+11

    How pretty and peaceful. A lovely place to reflect.

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  8. Luis GomezSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 01:58:00 GMT+11

    Looks beautiful and peaceful Jim.

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  9. trumpSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 02:19:00 GMT+11

    Greetings from the Amish community of Lebanon,pa. Happy new years everyone. Richard

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  10. PerthDailyPhotoSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 04:39:00 GMT+11

    Very appealing memorial, looks like a place people can come and take time to remember. Happy New year Jim.

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  11. Ika Devita SusantiSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 04:42:00 GMT+11

    very beautiful!

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  12. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Saturday, 31 December 2011 at 06:22:00 GMT+11

    They did a great job -- this is a serene place-- very well designed for the purpose it seems!

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  13. Leah H.Saturday, 31 December 2011 at 07:15:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful photo! Neat and super clean..

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  14. Sylvia KSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 07:52:00 GMT+11

    Such a beautiful and peaceful place! A wonderful capture as always! Happy New Year, Jim!

    Sylvia

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  15. Melbourne Australia PhotosSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 09:12:00 GMT+11

    Lovely symmetrical shot of this wonderful place, Jim!
    May 2012 be filled with health and happiness for you and yours.

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  16. genieSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 12:09:00 GMT+11

    Such a pretty place to go and remember the past. Lovely design. Love the water pond in the front. genie

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  17. Kay L. DaviesSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 13:22:00 GMT+11

    What a lovely spot, Jim!
    Happy New Year!
    K

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  18. AnonymousSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 14:05:00 GMT+11

    Very beautiful, a peaceful place for the fallen!

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  19. Martha ZSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 14:31:00 GMT+11

    A lovely place to meditate on those who have gone before.

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  20. DianneSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 15:11:00 GMT+11

    Serene &peaceful - happy New Year Jim!

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  21. HelsSaturday, 31 December 2011 at 18:52:00 GMT+11

    I very much like the idea of the gardens blooming with roses and rosemary. Flowers that symbolise remembrance are perfect for this site.

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  22. DianneSunday, 1 January 2012 at 23:31:00 GMT+11

    a lovely place
    the stones are a wonderful touch

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  23. diane bTuesday, 10 January 2012 at 16:19:00 GMT+11

    I like the fountain.

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  24. FranciscaTuesday, 10 January 2012 at 20:12:00 GMT+11

    A unique belvedere and garden of remembrance. Happy New Year, Jim!

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  25. JulieTuesday, 10 January 2012 at 20:30:00 GMT+11

    Thanks for rebadging this for Taphophile Tragics, Jim. I have only walked such a small portion of Rookwood as yet.

    Very soon my father will have a memorial plate erected at Rookwood, in addition to the one I am organising at Botany.

    I want to do the Sunday morning tour of Rookwood sometime this year. I must check it out and get that organised and into my diary.

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  26. JulieTuesday, 10 January 2012 at 20:31:00 GMT+11

    Oo ... you have moderaton on ... did you know that ... one of my blogs had it turned on too and I did not know that ... you have set a specific number of days. I will email you.

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  27. JimTuesday, 10 January 2012 at 21:19:00 GMT+11

    Julie, I set up moderation for posts older than 10 days because I'm being targeted by spammers and couldn't keep track of them and be able to delete them otherwise.

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  28. Red Nomad OZWednesday, 11 January 2012 at 20:37:00 GMT+11

    I find war memorials unutterably sad - but this one's so beautiful too.

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