Just south of downtown Melbourne is the “Shrine of Remembrance,” a tribute to Australians who served and were killed in WW I.

Providing security for the shrine, a sheriff’s deputy (left) and a parks policeman (right) flank Judy. One of them had a brother in Houston who is a police officer, too.

The shrine caps a hillside and is very artfully designed; one can enter under the columns or under the façade at the bottom of the photo.

Standard Romanesque architecture is blended with some very straight lines on the shrine.

An interesting “man with donkey” monument (see inset) was near one entry. I didn’t get the full reason for the sculpture.

The shrine was dimly lit inside and very solemn. Nice architecture was prevalent throughout the rooms.

Paraphrasing the Bible, a nice plaque was in the center of one room.

A statue of two soldiers in one room—with flag-draped hallways leading to the room.

A nicely glassed-in display of all the various medals given for valor during wars was in one room of the Shrine.

A closer look at the columns and nice sculptural effects on the Shrine.

Two sides of the Shrine had ornate sculptures of lions and mothers holding infants.

A small boy leads huge lions with a figure above them.

Bottom: grass squares on the walkways to the front and rear of the Shrine. Top: view of Melbourne suburbs from the Shrine.