Created to celebrate the centenary of Australia’s federation in 2001, these 39 brass bells perch on the upper level of Birrarung Marr and ring out three times a day. Part sculpture and part instrument, they vary in size and shape and play specially commissioned compositions – on their website you can also compose your own music to be played on them too.
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