Canberra Centenary Column

Canberra Centenary Column
Coordinates 35°16′53″S 149°07′45″E / 35.28143°S 149.12921°E / -35.28143; 149.12921Coordinates: 35°16′53″S 149°07′45″E / 35.28143°S 149.12921°E / -35.28143; 149.12921[1]
Location City Hill, Canberra
Designer Geoff Farquhar-Still
Type Obelisk
Material Stainless steel, granite, glass
Width 5 metres (16 ft)
Height 8.5 metres (28 ft)
Opening date 2014-03-11

The Canberra Centenary Column is a sculpture in City Hill, Canberra, Australia. It was built to commemorate the city's centenary, and unveiled on 11 March 2014.[1][2]

The sculpture is an 8.5-metre (28 ft) stainless steel obelisk on a 5-metre-wide (16 ft)[3] granite-dressed concrete base. The top of the base is inlaid with glass tiles and has a steel covering etched with images depicting Canberra's 100-year history.[4] It was designed by local artist Geoff Farquhar-Still. The design was inspired by the "Commencement Column" that was proposed to have been built when Canberra was founded, but was never completed.[1][lower-alpha 1]

Encased in the base is a time capsule containing one hundred objects,[6] both symbolic and mundane.[7] The time capsule is intended to be opened in 100 years,[6] during Canberra's bicentenary.[8] The ACT Heritage Library and the National Film and Sound Archive have catalogues of the capsule's contents, and copies of some of the items.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Commencement Column was to have been built on three foundation stones that were laid in 1913 to mark the founding of Canberra. The column was never constructed; the foundation stones have since been moved, and are included on the Commonwealth Heritage List.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Canberra Centenary Column". artsACT. ACT Government. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Canberra's first 100 years sealed in centenary time capsule". ACT Government. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. ↑ Jane Easthope (2013-12-13). "Questions and Answers about the Canberra Centenary Column and Time Capsule". Canberra CBD Limited. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  4. ↑ David Ellery (2014-03-11). "Centenary column ticks off some unfinished business for Canberra". The Canberra Times (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  5. ↑ "Commencement Column Monument (entry AHD105347)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  6. 1 2 Louise Maher (2014-03-11). "Time capsule sealed inside Canberra's new Centenary Column". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  7. ↑ Stephen Easton (2014-03-11). "Monumental end to Centenary". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  8. ↑ Launch of the Canberra Centenary Column. YouTube. 2014-03-11. Event occurs at 2:20.
  9. ↑ "HMSS 0375 Canberra Centenary Time Capsule". ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collections. ACT Government. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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