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Images of Dublin |
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Dublin Castle, handed over to Michael Collins and the new Irish Free State in 1922, is used today as Government offices and for State receptions . This castle, formerly fortified, was initially erected by King John of England in 1204 on a highly strategic site, and did represent for 700 years the most important symbol of English rule over Ireland. All rebellions against the English power aimed to seize the Castle, but none succeeded, and the habit was to exhibit rebels' dead bodies in the Castle-yard. |
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Dublin Castle - la "Upper Yard" (cour supérieure) |
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The initial castle, of medium size, has had over centuries numerous additions, modifications and rebuilding, especially as its use changed. It used to be a military place as well as a jail. |
Then it became in the 18th century the residence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with richly decorated rooms for residential apartments and state receptions. The "Upper Yard" of Georgian style dates from this period |
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The tower in the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle |
Corridor to State apartments |
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The interior decoration in Victorian style is gorgeous. Here, the living room with its Louis XIV armchairs and its big lustres in Waterford crystal |
This room is now used as a dining room during official receptions of important visitors |
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Living room for State receptions |
Viceregal Representatives Gallery |
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Queen Victoria, Queen of Great-Britain and Ireland, has had a particularly long reign, from 1837 to 1901, which saw the height of political and economic power of Great-Britain |
This nicely inlaid table was made by a prisoner for his Queen who did not like it and left it here |
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Queen Victoria' bedroom |
Small Victorian living-room |
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Guinness beer, which fills over 7 millions glasses everyday, is the national beverage of Ireland. The Guinness Brewery was founded in 1759 by Arthur Guinness |
The philantropic Guinness family helped restoring Saint-Patrick Cathedral, replaced dump houses of Iveagh Street by new buildings and gave St-Stephen's Green to the State . Below another bequest of the Guinness family to the State now accomodates administration offices |
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The Guinness Brewery |
House bequeathed to Irish State by the Guinness family |
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The big covered market of Dublin |
St-Stephen' Green gardens (9ha) is a beautiful Georgian park in the center of Dublin city |
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Dublin Market |
St-Stephen's Green Park, the main entrance |
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The new tram of Dublin |
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Dublin Tram |
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| Copyright © WEB-SY - August 2004 | Editing and photographs : Marc GERONDEAU |
Email : mgerondeau@web-sy.fr |
