Kobetsky the Cenotaph, also known as the War memorial of Hobart, is the main war memorial the Australian state of Tasmania. It is located in the state capital on a small hill, overlooking the city and the Derwent river. It is here in the national Day of remembrance and honoring the veterans of the wars in which Australia participated, are major celebrations and marching procession. On this day at dawn, a lone trumpet player always plays the so-called "Last Post" - checking before the evening dawn.

The Cenotaph 23 height, 3 meter made in the art Deco style, reproducing traditional Egyptian obelisk. It stands on a stepped pedestal of bluish Sandstone, and the obelisk made of granite. On each side of the Cenotaph can be seen the Latin cross of red glass, all crosses are highlighted. On the North side is a bronze Laurel wreath. At night the Cenotaph the spotlights. After the construction of the Cenotaph surrounding territory ennobled – paved, paved alley, along which were planted poplar. In 1926, a double row of cedars joined the Cenotaph and Avenue Soldier's Memory, but up to the present day survived only two trees.

Originally, the obelisk was erected in memory of the Tasmanian soldiers who died during the First World war, but today it commemorates the memory of the victims of all military conflicts in which he participated Tasmanian soldiers. In 1925, during the construction of the memorial in its base was placed in a zinc container with names 522 local soldiers killed in the First World. The inscription on the Cenotaph reads: "To not forget" below the date "1914 – 1919". Although the First World war ended in 1918, in memory of the Versailles Peace Treaty, signed in June 1919, the Cenotaph, it was decided to put this date. After the Second World war was added the date "1939 – 1945".