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The world’s first harmonic bells, says the city guide.

Federation Bells · Birrarung Marr

Federation Bells in Melbourne.

Photo: Drastic draper / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Display cropped.

About this place

A set of outdoor bells whose sound design is the unusual feature: the city identifies them as the world’s first harmonic bells.

The record

Comparison: Bells designed as harmonic instruments, using the publisher’s classification.

Not the world’s first bells. Check the current program before visiting specifically to hear them.

Visiting

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Sources

Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.