Top 10 Best of the Rest
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1. Dublinia
Entered via Christ Church Cathedral, this exhibition uses audio-visuals to recreate medieval Dublin.
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2. Ha’Penny Bridge
Built in 1816 to link the north and south sides of the Liffey, a halfpenny toll was once charged to cross it.
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3. Government Buildings
Originally the Royal College of Science, these impressive buildings were quickly taken over by the government after independence in 1922.
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4. Mansion House
Designed in 1710 for aristocrat Joshua Dawson, this has been the residence of the city’s Lord Mayor since 1715.
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5. Bank of Ireland
Dublin’s first Palladian-style building, built for the Irish Parliament in 1739, is beautifully floodlit at night.
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6. Natural History Museum
Stuffed animals and skeletons illustrate the natural world through the ages.
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7. Leinster House
This 18th-century home to the parliamentary chambers has two façades designed to reflect their views, the townhouse façade facing Kildare Street and the country house side looking on to Merrion Square.
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8. Merrion Square
One of the largest and grandest of Dublin’s Georgian squares, lined with stately buildings. Oscar Wilde is one of many illustrious past residents of the square.
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9. Iveagh Gardens
These little-known gardens are a lovely place to relax beside the rose bushes.
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10. Shaw’s Birthplace
The family home of playwright George Bernard Shaw, where he lived until the age of 20, gives a great insight into Victorian domestic life.
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