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At the northern end of the War Memorial is the Hall of Memory, the cavernous dome-capped Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Here, set into the centre of the floor, the resting place and memorial for an unidentified soldier who died in The First World War, a symbol of all Australians who have died in war.
The building is an architectural marvel and this photo doesn't represent it well; the interior detail is staggering, with the walls surfaced in intricate mosaic tile illustration and the stained glass windows of equal artisanship. The dome is high, vast and beautifully decorated, with a single tiny portal to the sky at its zenith. The imposing blade-like columns opposite the entrance abstractly represent air, earth, water and fire.
A droning and unusually lengthy echo effect results from the smallest of sounds due to the hard surfaces and spacial design of the chamber.