🎖️ Citizens' War Memorial

New Zealand · Oceania · 43.53°S, 172.64°E

The Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, is one of the two major memorials in the city to World War I. It is located immediately north of ChristChurch Cathedral. The annual Anzac Day service was held there until the February 2011 earthquake; since then the memorial has been behind the fence around the cathedral. It is a Category I heritage structure registered with Heritage New Zealand. Between 2021 and 2022, the memorial was repaired and shifted 50 metres (160 ft) to the west. The Citizens' War Memorial was used for the 2023 ANZAC day dawn service in Christchurch.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	43.53°S, 172.64°E · view on map

Citizens' War Memorial is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

More war memorials in New Zealand

Boer War Memorial, New Plymouth · Bridge of Remembrance · Dunedin Cenotaph · First World War Memorial Beacon · Hokitika Clock Tower · Memorial Square, New Lynn · National War Memorial (New Zealand) · New Zealand Wars Memorial, Auckland · New Zealand Wars Memorial, New Plymouth · Nurses' Memorial Chapel.

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