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City Hall 
Lord Edward Street IRL - Dublin
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This building was the Royal Exchange in the 18C until it was bought by the town council in 1851 following the economic decline caused by the Act of Union (1800). The domed rotunda in the entrance hall is decorated with frescoes (1914-1919) by James..
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Dublin Castle 
Castle Street IRL - Dublin
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The castle was the seat of power of the British Crown for seven centuries until 1922; many prisoners languished in its dungeons and severed heads were displayed at is gates. At the urban heart of Dublin, it has evolved from an imposing fortress into ..
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Viking Adventure
Essex Street West IRL - Dublin 8
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The tour starts with the passengers boarding a drakkar to explore Dyfflin , the old Viking Dublin. The inhabitants relate how they traded, settled in Dublin, working with leather and textiles and making jewellery before converting to Christianity ..
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St Michan's Church
Werburgh Street IRL - Dublin
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Although the church was first built around the 12C, the current building was built in 1715 and remodelled in 1759. Its spire was dismantled in 1810 because it overlooked the castle's courtyard. A plaque commemorates John Field (1782-1837), the comp..
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The old town
Wood Quay IRL - Dublin 1
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The heart of old Dublin occupies the ridge separating the Liffey and its now covered tributary, the Poddle . The Vikings settled on the south bank of the Liffey, where Wood Quay and the Dublin's Modern Civic Offices are to be found now. Excava..
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Temple Bar
Temple Bar Square IRL - Dublin
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This lively district takes its name from Sir William Temple (1628-1699), the Provost of Trinity, who lived near a walk called The Bar in the 18C. A stroll through the maze of small streets, alleys and courtyards reveals, nestling among modern build..
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The Synod Hall
St.Michael's Hill IRL - Dublin 8
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In the Synod Hall , linked to Christ Church Cathedral by an arch, an exhibition, Dublinia , reviews the early centuries of local history (1170-1540) using objects loaned by the National Museum , a model of the town (on the upper floor), plus recon..
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St Audoen's Church
High Street IRL - Dublin 8
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The old church was founded by the Anglo-Normans who dedicated it to Saint Audoen. The west door dates from the 12C; the 13C nave is lit by 15C windows.
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St Audoen's Gate
High Street IRL - Dublin 8
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The river gate (1275) is one of 32 in the Anglo-Norman city walls
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Anglican Cathedral
Christ Church Place IRL - Dublin
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With its combination of Romanesque and Early English Gothic styles, the cathedral, the seat of the Anglican archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough, and the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Southern Province of the Church of Ireland, second only to Armagh,..
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Powerscourt Centre
South William Street IRL - Dublin
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A most attractive modern shopping centre has been developed in a house designed in 1771 by Robert Mack for Viscount Powerscourt where a few beautiful stucco ceilings have been preserved.
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Civic Museum
58 South William Street IRL - Dublin
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In the old City Assembly House, you can follow the history of Dublin step by step. The Octagon Room displays plans, engravings, postcards, photographs, remains of old houses and a series of Malton's views of Dublin (1792-1799). Early forms of trans..
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Tailors' House
Back Lane IRL - Dublin
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The Tailors' Hall , built between 1703 and 1707, is used as the head office of the environmental protection organisation An Taisce . This is the only survivng guild-hall in Dublin. The elaborate entrance opens on to a small garden containing plants..
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Four Courts
Inns Quay IRL - Dublin 2
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The building erected in 1785 by Thomas Cooley and James Gandon housed 4 courts: Chancery, King's Bench, Exchequer and Common Pleas. In 1922, at the start of the Civil War, it was almost entirely destroyed by the explosion of mines, as were the do..
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Bank of Ireland
College Green IRL - Dublin
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The old Irish Parliament was bought by the Bank of Ireland . The customer counters are in the old House of Commons , its ceiling decorated with lion heads; the old House of Lords has remained as Inigo Jones designed it with its beautiful coffere..
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Trinity College
College Green IRL - Dublin
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Trinity College , sometimes referred to by the initials TCD, was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I, and was exclusively for Anglicans until the end of the 18C. Women were admitted in 1903. Among its famous students are the writers Swift, Wilde, Stocke..
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Courts District
Inns Quay IRL - Dublin 2
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The Vikings settled on this part of the north bank of the Liffey , already known by that stage as Oxmantown. In the 17C it was redeveloped on a grid plan around Oxmantown Green, the present-day Smithfield, with its hospital and free school, the Blue..
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St Patrick's Cathedral
Patrick Street IRL - Dublin
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Not much remains of the original 12C church built close to the fountain (rediscovered in 1901) where the patron saint of Ireland is said to have baptised his first followers. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), the most famous Dean of Saint Patrick's, lies ..
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Marsh Library
St.Patrick's Close IRL - Dublin
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The first public library in Ireland was built in 1701 by archbishop Narcissus Marsh . There are 25 000 volumes here: four benefactors including the founder himself allowed works relating to the sciences and mathematics to be kept here, along with te..
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Liffey Bridge
Bachelors Walk IRL - Dublin 1
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The delicate cast-iron footbridge uniting the two banks of the Liffey was named Wellington Bridge when it was built in 1816, but the people referred to it as Halfpenny Bridge due to the toll which was levied until 1919.
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