- Wellington cenotaph
::"For the New Zealand National War Memorial, also in Wellington, see
National War Memorial (New Zealand) ."The Wellington cenotaph, also known as the Wellington Citizens' War Memorial, is awar memorial inWellington ,New Zealand . Commemorating the New Zealand dead ofWorld War I , it was unveiled onAnzac Day (25 April) 1931 and is located on the intersection ofLambton Quay and Bowen Street, by theNew Zealand Parliament Buildings . It features two wings decorated withrelief sculpture s and is topped with a bronze figure on horseback. Twobronze lions and a series of bronzefrieze s were later added in commemoration ofWorld War II . For many years it was the focus of Anzac Day commemorations in the city. Since 1982 it has been a Category I registered Historic Place.ources
* [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealanders-in-ww1/first-world-war-memorials/wellington-cenotaph The Wellington cenotaph at nzhistory.net.nz.]
* [http://www.historic.org.nz/Register/ListingDetail.asp?RID=215&sm= The cenotaph in the NZ Historic Places Trust register.]
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