Saturday, July 1, 2006

The General Post Office (GPO) (Irish: Ard-Oifig an Phoist), designed by Francis Johnston and built in 1814, is located in Dublin's O'Connell Street, is the headquarters of An Post, the postal service of the Republic of Ireland. During the Easter Rising of 1916, it served as the headquarters of the uprising's leaders. The assault of the British forces extensively damaged the building and it was not repaired until the Irish Free State government took up the task some years later. The original columns outside are still pocked with bullet-marks, (although some people may say these marks were caused by weathering[citation needed]) as a testimony to this violent history and the building has remained a symbol of Irish nationalism and Irish national history.
The Spire of Dublin is a large, pin-like monument, 120 metres (393 ft) in height and lit from the top, whose erection was completed on January 21, 2003 on the site of the former Nelson Pillar on O'Connell Street in the Irish capital, Dublin.
O'Connell Street
The Spire is an elongated cone, having a diameter of 3m (10 ft) at the base, narrowing to 15cm (6 in) at the top. It was originally intended that the Spire be completed by 2000 in honour of the new millennium, but construction was delayed because of difficulty obtaining planning permission and environmental regulations. The sculpture was bulit on the site of the former Nelson Pillar on O'Connell Street.
Monument of nineteenth century Irish political leader Charles Stewart Parnell on O'Connell Street
General Post Office (GPO)
General Post Office (GPO)
Daniel O'Connell, 19th century nationalist leader, whose statue by John Henry Foley, stands on the street named after him.
The Liffey rises near Kippure, a mountain in County Wicklow, and flows for around 125 km (75 miles) through counties Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin before entering the Irish Sea in Dublin Bay.
Bank of Ireland
Public Theatre (also known as the Examination Hall) on the south side of Parliament Square in the centre of Trinity College
Dining hall of Trinity College
Campanile on Parliament Square of Trinity College
Trinity College
House 39 located in the New Square, behind the Rugby Ground is used by the Law School of Trinity College
Walk to the Museum Building of Trinity College
Trinity College
Trinity College
New Square of Trinity College
Printing House, built in 1734 nearby New Square of Trinity College
Dining hall of Trinity College
Regent House and Parliament Square in the middle of Trinity College
Parliament Square in the middle of Trinity College
Parliament Square in the middle of Trinity College
Queue in front of the Old Library of Trinity College where the Book of Kells is shown
Dublin Castle
       
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