A visual reminder of the deadly 16-hour Lindt Cafe siege encourages visitors to pause and reflect as the 10-year anniversary of the harrowing event approaches.
Display boards featuring images of the sea of flowers left after the siege in which two hostages died have been erected in Martin Place in Sydney's city centre.
They encourage passers-by to reflect on the tragedy and remember the sea of flowers that followed the end of the fatal stand-off as the community collectively mourned.
NSW Premier Chris Minns said it was important to mark an event that united Sydneysiders in grief, for those who died and for the survivors.
"I hope the families that were put in those terrible circumstances, and those that were in the cafe during the siege, know that there's enormous amounts of goodwill for them and that Australians were behind them during this terrible period," he said on Tuesday.
"The outpouring of grief and solidarity for those people was immense, and as terrible and as harrowing as those two days were, it was a reminder of how united we actually are."
The premier will lay flowers at a later date to mark the anniversary of the siege inside the cafe, which began on December 15, 2014 when lone gunman Man Haron Monis took 10 customers and eight employees hostage.
It ended in his death in the early hours of the next morning when tactical officers stormed the building.
Cafe manager Tori Johnson was killed during the siege while barrister Katrina Dawson died after being hit by stray police bullet fragments.
More than 100,000 bouquets were laid across Martin Place in tribute to the victims following the siege.
A permanent memorial was unveiled at the site in 2017 featuring more than 200 hand-crafted flowers set in cubes embedded in the pavement.
They include sunflowers for Mr Johnson and hydrangeas for Ms Dawson.
"This sea of flowers in the heart of the city signifies the heart of the community united in the face of tragedy," a plaque on the memorial reads.
