42°54′28″S 171°33′33″E / 42.9079°S 171.5591°E | |
Location | Arthur's Pass |
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Designer | Cecil Wood |
Type | obelisk |
Material | Stone, reinforced concrete |
Height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
Beginning date | January 1937 |
Opening date | 18 April 1937 |
Dedicated to | Arthur Dudley Dobson |
The Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial is a memorial obelisk at Arthur's Pass in New Zealand's Southern Alps. Unveiled in 1937 by former Prime Minister George Forbes, it commemorates Sir Arthur Dudley Dobson (1841–1934), after whom the pass is named.