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A grand romantic organ with 9,592 pipes.

Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ · Swanston Street

Melbourne Town Hall during the Comedy Festival

Photo: Josh Parris / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (author release) · Display cropped. Town Hall exterior; the organ is inside.

About this place

The city describes its Town Hall instrument as the southern hemisphere’s largest grand romantic organ.

The record

Comparison: Grand romantic organs in the southern hemisphere.

The qualifier grand romantic matters: this does not establish the largest organ of every type.

Visiting

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Access requirements and opening arrangements should be checked with the operator. Occasion tags are editorial suggestions. They do not certify accessibility or opening hours.

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Sources

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