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 Interactive map of Canberra Centenary Column | |
| Location | City Hill, Canberra |
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| Coordinates | 35°16′53″S149°07′45″E / 35.28143°S 149.12921°E /-35.28143; 149.12921[1] |
| 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 |
TheCanberra Centenary Column is asculpture inCity 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 steelobelisk 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 and fabricated by local artist Geoff Farquhar-Still with his team of artisans at Artillion Studio. The design was inspired by the "Commencement Column" that was proposed to have been built when Canberra was founded, but was never completed.[1][a]
Encased in the base is atime 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] TheACT Heritage Library and theNational Film and Sound Archive have catalogues of the capsule's contents, and copies of some of the items.[9]