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the land in the early 1600s. The 8 St. Patrick’s
term “bar” meant a riverside Cathedral
path. In the 1800s, it was home
to small businesses, but over St. Patrick’s Close. Tel 01-453 9472.
the years went into decline. @ 49, 54A, 56A, 77A, 151. Open daily.
In the early 1960s, the land Closed Dec 25 (pm) & 26. & 7
∑ stpatrickscathedral.ie
was bought up with plans
for redevelopment. Artists
and retailers took short-term Ireland’s largest church was
leases, but stayed on when founded beside a sacred well
the plans were scrapped where St. Patrick is said to
and Temple Bar have baptized converts
prospered. Today, it is around AD 450. It was
an exciting place, with originally just a
restaurants, wooden chapel, but in
bars, clubs, shops, 1192, Archb ishop John
Shoppers in Temple Bar and galleries. Comyn commi ssioned
Organizations based a magnificent new
6 Temple Bar here include the Irish stone structure.
Film Institute, which The cathedral is
@ 11, 16A, 46A & many others.
n Project Arts Centre: 39 East has three screens, as Jonathan Swift, Dean of 91 m (300 ft) long; at
Essex Street. Tel 01-881 9613. well as a bookshop St. Patrick’s from 1713 the western end is a
Open 11am– 8pm Mon–Sat; and café, Project 43 m (141 ft) tower,
shows nightly. - 7 Arts Centre, a contemporary- restored by Arch bishop Minot
arts center for theater, dance, in 1370 and now known as the
The area of cobbled streets film, music, and visual art, and Minot Tower. Much of the present
between Dame Street and the Gallery of Photography, building dates back to work
the Liffey are named after Sir the only Irish art gallery completed between 1254 and
William Temple, who acquired devoted solely to photographs. 1270. Thanks to the generosity
7 Dublin Castle Picture Gallery
For seven centuries, Dublin Castle was
a symbol of English rule, ever since the
Anglo-Normans built a fortress here in
the 13th century. Remnants of the early
structure include the Record Tower, the
butt of the Powder Tower, and parts of Entrance to
State Apartments
the curtain wall. After a fire in 1684, the
Surveyor-General, Sir William Robinson,
laid down the plans for the Upper Castle
Yard in its present form. On the first floor
of the south side of the Upper Yard are the
luxurious State Apartments. The Chester
Beatty Library has artistic and religious
treasures from around the world.
Bermingham Tower
can be viewed at
Ship St Gate. It Octagonal
served as a prison Tower
and as a storage (c.1812) Record
place for adminis- Tower
tration records.

The Throne Room dates
St. Patrick’s Hall from the 18th century. The
This grand hall is hung with banners of the throne itself is said to have
Knights of St. Patrick. The 18th-century been built for King George
ceiling paintings are allegories of the IV in 1821.
relationship between Britain and Ireland.
For hotels and restaurants see p138 and p139

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