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2 Trinity College

Trinity College was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I
on the site of an Augustinian monastery. Originally a
Protestant college, it was not until 1793 that Catholics started
entering the university, although certain restrictions were
applied until the 1970s. Among Trinity’s many famous . Campanile
The 30-m (98-ft) bell
students were playwrights Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel tower, erected in
Beckett, and political writer Edmund Burke. The college’s 1853, was designed
lawns and cobbled quads provide a pleasant haven in the by Sir Charles
heart of the city. The major attractions are the Long Room Lanyon, architect
of Queen’s
and the Book of Kells Exhibition, housed in the Old Library. University, Belfast
(see p282).

Chapel (1798) Parliament Square
This was the first uni-
versity chapel in the
Republic to accept all
denominations. The
painted window above
the altar is from 1867.
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1 Provost’s House (c. 1760)
2 Statue of Oliver Goldsmith
(1864) by John Foley
3 Statue of Edmund Burke (1868) Main entrance
by John Foley
4 Dining Hall (1761)
5 Reclining Connected Forms
(1969) by Henry Moore
6 The Museum Building,
completed in 1857, is noted for its
Venetian exterior, and the domed
roof made of blue, red and yellow
enamelled bricks.
7 Sphere within Sphere, (1982)
was given to the college by its Examination Hall
sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. Completed in 1791
to a design by Sir
8 Berkeley Library Building by William Chambers,
Paul Koralek (1967)
the hall features
9 The Douglas Hyde Gallery, a gilded oak
was built in the 1970s to house chandelier and
temporary art exhibitions. ornate ceilings by
Michael Stapleton.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp296–7 and pp308–11

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