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🏛️ Memorial Arch at Eastern View

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🏛️ Memorial Arch at Eastern View
The Gateway to the Great Ocean Road and a Tribute to Returned Soldiers


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 16:40
📋 Fast Facts
  • Built between 1919 and 1932 as part of the Great Ocean Road project
  • Constructed largely by returned soldiers as a postwar employment initiative
  • Serves as the ceremonial gateway to one of the world's most scenic coastal drives
  • Part of the Great Ocean Road, recognized as the world's largest war memorial

The Memorial Arch at Eastern View marks the ceremonial gateway to Australia's Great Ocean Road, one of the world's most scenic coastal drives. A timber arch spanning the roadway, it stands as a memorial to the thousands of returned servicemen who built the road after World War I. The structure blends landscape, history, and remembrance into a single symbolic gateway, making it one of the most photographed landmarks along this iconic coastal route ...

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