点评:While staying in Ballarat we drove through the arch and parked nearby then walked all around the Arch precinct.
There is so much to see and read.
You can read all the history of why and how this amazing arch was built.
Learn about the Lucas Girls who were the instigators of the project and the hard work they put in to make it happen back in 1920.
Read how it took 70.000 bricks and the brickies did it in 3 months led by a young bricklayer in his 20s.
It was officially opened 2 June 1920 by Prince Edward the Prince Of Wales, who was presented with a pair of pyjamas by the head Lucas Girl that about 500 Lucas Girls had all put a stitch in.
Lots of amazing stories.
What a special monument this is to the people from the Ballarat area who went off to World War 1.
The whole area is a fantastic legacy to all who made it happen 105 years ago.
翻译:在巴拉瑞特逗留期间,我们开车穿过拱门,把车停在附近,然后绕着拱门走了一圈。
这里有太多值得一看和一读的东西。
你可以阅读关于这座令人惊叹的拱门建造原因和过程的所有历史资料。
了解卢卡斯女孩,她们是这个项目的发起者,以及她们在1920年为建成它所付出的辛勤劳动。
了解一下,在一位20多岁的年轻砌砖工的带领下,砌砖工人用了7万块砖,在3个月内就完成了这项工作。
1920年6月2日,威尔士亲王爱德华王子正式揭幕了拱门,拱门的负责人卢卡斯女孩送给他一套睡衣,大约500名卢卡斯女孩都缝了一针。
有很多精彩的故事。
对于参加第一次世界大战的巴拉瑞特地区的人们来说,这是一座多么特别的纪念碑啊。
整个地区是105年前所有为之付出的人留下的宝贵遗产。