#dublin architecture

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Courage is one of the 4 Virtues of Daniel O’Connell’s monument: She strangles a snake and holds an axe. Hidden behind her knee in the photo (beneath her axe) is a bundle of  reeds; the traditional symbol of power. The bullet hole through her breast is an accidental addition from the crossfire of the 1916 Rising. The hole happens to be on her right side, over her heart.

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Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society

1790

Beside Dublin Castle main gate, Dublin

[karasr25]

Dancing through history at Dublin's iconic Merchants Arch 🏛️🌊

Location is everything, and the venue for The Irish Dance Party is a absolute dream.

The show takes place upstairs at The Merchants Arch Bar, a gorgeous, historic 19th-century listed building right in the beating heart of Temple Bar. While you're resting your feet between dances or enjoying a traditional meal, you get to look out the windows at stunning, unrivaled views of the River Liffey and the iconic Ha'penny Bridge.

Just a quick heads-up if you're planning a visit: Because it's a beautifully preserved historical building, it features a striking spiral staircase to get upstairs and is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.

Come for the dancing, stay for the views, the history, and some of the best whiskeys in Ireland! 🥃

Evening show in Dublin with The Irish Dance Party

The Irish Dance Party – one of the best organizer of the evening show in Dublin. We offer live Irish music and dance show. Call in +353 876

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Princes Street North, a historic gem off O'Connell Street, offers a fascinating blend of past and present for locals and visitors alike.

PRINCES STREET AS IT IS IN 2024 It should be noted that I have included, in this series of photographs, images of a narrow lane that connects North Princes Street to Middle Abbey Street as well as the GPO Arcade. The laneway is named William’s Lane and while many accounts claim that it is no longer shown on maps I checked Google Maps and it is identified. And while no one appears to know why it…

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O’Connell bridge was widened to match the width of Sackville Street (now O’Connell St) between 1877 and 1880. The architect in charge of this development was called Bindon Blood Stoney, Chief Engineer to the Dublin Port and Docks Board who also wins the award for most metal name in the fancy bridge-builders category. O’Connell bridge is the only one in the city which is wider than it is long.

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Sites of 1916: Liberty Hall | The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago

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One of the riverhead sculptures on Custom House, Dublin. These sculptures by Edward Smyth represent the 14 rivers of Ireland plus the Atlantic. 

The above image is the riverhead representation of the river Foyle. The date ‘1689’ is etched on it, proclaiming the failure of King James ll to capture the city of Derry after a long siege and the eventual victory of King William of Orange a year later at the Battle of the Boyne.

Source: this interesting article by historian Pat Liddy

[fionabrennanartist]

The Tholsel (like a town hall) at Skinner’s Row (now Christchurch Place) was demolished in 1809, as it was deemed unsafe, but even before then the Dublin Corporation had started to hold its meetings in the Assembly House in South William Street. Funny enough, Assembly house is now part of the Irish Georgian Society, whose aim is to conserve old Dublin Architecture.