41°16′45″S 174°46′38″E / 41.279176°S 174.777103°E | |
Location | Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Designer | Richard Gross |
Completion date | 1931 |
Opening date | Anzac Day (25 April) 1931 |
Official name | Wellington Cenotaph |
Designated | 3 March 1982 |
Reference no. | 215 |
The Wellington Cenotaph, also known as the Wellington Citizens' War Memorial, is a war memorial located on the intersection of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street in Wellington, New Zealand. It commemorates the war dead of the two world wars. The cenotaph is listed as a Category 1 Historic Place by Heritage New Zealand and it is the city's focus for the annual Anzac Day commemorations.