Located in downtown Ballarat, Victoria's third-largest city, Arch of Victory is one of the landmark buildings of Ballarat, a tall arch designed like the Paris Arc de Triomphe on the (Remembrance Dr) Avenue of Honor.
Arch of Victory is located on the west side of Wyndred Lake (Lake Wendouree), marking the start of (Avenue of Honour), a 14-kilometer-long avenue of honor. Built in 1920, Arch of Victory was funded by female employees of the Eleanor Lucas's lingerie factory). In honor of Australian soldiers serving in World War I, two additional medals were added in 1954 and 1987 to commemorate the Australian soldiers and people who fought for their country in World War II and World War II conflicts.
