The Commonwealth Stone

The monument was erected during the ceremony of the Federation of Australia, and marks the spot the Commonwealth was declared on the 1st of January, 1901. It is a block of polished granite, located in the Federation Valley of Centennial Park, which has 6 sides to represent the original 6 British colony states of Australia. While the original building surrounding it deteriorated and was removed, the stone was embedded into the ground as a permanent memorial to mark the exact spot the commonwealth came into being, with a later Pavilion built above and around it as part of Australia's Bicentennial celebrations in 1988.