Federation Bells

Federation Bells is an installation comprising 39 upturned bells. Located in Birrarung Marr, Melbourne, they were created for celebrations of the centenary of Australia's federation in 2001.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: installation
Description: installation in Melbourne, Australia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Melbourne Southern Cross

Photo: Xb-70, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Melbourne's Southern Cross Station is not just the main station of Melbourne, but where the entire Victorian rail network comes together. It's at the western edge of Melbourne CBD, with plenty tram, suburban and regional connections, in addition to a coach terminal.

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Stadium

Photo: Flickerd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground, also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest stadium globally and the second-largest cricket stadium by capacity. Melbourne Cricket Ground is situated 1 km east of Federation Bells.

Birrarung Marr

Park

Photo: R Jones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Birrarung Marr is an inner-city park between the central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and the Yarra River. It was opened in 2002.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jolimont and Chinatown.

Jolimont

Neighborhood

Jolimont is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Situated to the south east of the city's primary axis, Jolimont features parks, business precincts and a limited amount of residential accommodation.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.

Greek Precinct

Neighborhood

The Greek Precinct, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, is a Greek cultural area centred on the eastern end of Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne city centre.

Federation Bells

Category: tourism
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.81866° or 37° 49′ 7″ south

Longitude

144.97417° or 144° 58′ 27″ east

Open location code

4RJ65XJF+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13588861382

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=installation

Wikidata ID

Q5440724

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Woody Meadow and Birrarung Marr Landing.

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