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El Alamein Fountain
The El Alamein Memorial Fountain is a fountain and war memorial in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Kings Cross area, at the entrance to the Fitzroy Gardens on the corner of Darlingurst Road and Macleay Street.〔(Within Cooee: Sydney ). Accessed July 2008〕 The El Alamein Fountain was commissioned as a memorial to soldiers who died in 1942 during the Second World War in two battles at El Alamein, Egypt,〔(City of Sydney official website ). Accessed July 2008〕 and was designed by the Australian architect Phill Taranto as employed by architectural firm Woodward and Woodward.〔''The Architecture of East Australia'' by Bill MacMahon. Axel Menges, 2001. ISBN 3-930698-90-0. (Google Books copy ) accessed July 2008〕〔Neville Crocker Australia Pty Ltd (NCA Technical Data Sheet Sphere Fountain ) (PDF). Accessed July 2008〕
==War memorial==
The Australian 9th Division fought in both battles of El Alamein during the Second World War. Both were important for the course of the war; the first battle, fought in July 1942, halted the advance of Axis forces into Egypt and the second, fought in October and November 1942, routed them, and is considered a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign.〔(DK publishers: dktravel ). Accessed July 2008〕 The El Alamein fountain commemorates the Australian army's roles in the North Africa campaign in general,〔〔 and the two El Alamein battles in particular.〔(Sydney Landmarks and Districts ). Accessed July 2008〕〔(Condé Nast Traveller: Sydney Guide ). Accessed July 2008〕
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