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 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.

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