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History of Dublin Ireland
2.Dame Street: nowadays a street of commerce, of banks and insurance companies. Also noted for its many Chinese restaurants.
3.Temple Bar: its narrow streets have become a hive of activity in recent years. It has art galleries, recording studios, secondhand clothes shops, craft shops, and a variety of restaurants ranging from the traditional Irish to European cuisine. For nightime entertainment in this area there is Bono's club The Kitchen and the Midnight at the Olympia concerts (weekends only).
4. Olympia Theatre: The city's second oldest theatre and former Victorian music hall. It's modest entrance belies a large auditorium where drama, variety, musicals and concerts are staged.
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5. City Hall: which was origionally the Royal Exchange, was built between 1769 and 1779. The Rotunda is open to the public. City council meetings are held in the newly refurbished council chamber on the first Monday of each month. Extensive refurbishment of City Hall commenced in September, 1998 and the building will be closed to the public for one year. During this period City council meetings may continue to take place in the Council chamber, City Hall.
6. Dublin Castle: was built on King John's order in 1204 as part of the city's defensive system. Now much rebuilt it is a castle only in name. Dublin Castle's State Apartments were once used by Viceroys for great occasions and for visits of the King's and Queens of England. Nowadays these splendid apartments are used ceremonially by the Government and are closed to the public on such occasions. The undercroft (Crypt) of the Chapel Royal are well worth a visit. Guided tours are run daily.
7. Christ Church Cathedral: standing on the Hill of Dublin it is the Church of Ireland Cathedral for the combined dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. It is fronted by a green churchyard in which there are remains of the old chapter house build in 1230. The exterior of the Cathedral was restored in the lavish and flamboyant meaner in 1875 at the expense of a wealthy Dublin whiskey distiller. The crypt underneath the Cathedral is its oldest part, dating from 1172.
8. St. Patricks Cathedral: the Cathedral occupies the site of a Celtic church of the Saint. It derived it's international fame from association with the 18th century writer and author of "Gulliver's Travels", Jonathan Swift, who was Dean of St. Patrick from 1713 tp 1745.
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