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Description
The General Post Office building and its Ionic portico were built from 1815 to 1818 by Francis Johnston. It occupies a block of houses at the junction of O'Connell Street and Henry Street. It was the headquarters of the rebels during the 1916 Easter Rising, when it was set on fire. Inside, a series of paintings bear witness to these events and a bronze statue depicts the dying Cú Chulainn, a mythological Celtic hero and symbol of resistance for the Irish people.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide208 m - 83 Marlborough Street, Dublin
- The Green Guide219 m - Bachelors Walk, Dublin
- The Green Guide221 m - 26-27 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin
More tourist attractions in Dublin
Where to sleepnearby
- From €89Wynn's Hotel153 m - 35-39 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin D1
- From €71Arlington Hotel O'Connell Bridge230 m - 23-25 Bachelors Walk, O'Connell Bridge, Dublin D1
- From €85Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin263 m - 23, Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin D1
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Where to eatnearby
- D'Olier Street€€€MICHELIN 2024429 m - D'Olier Chambers, D'Olier Street, Dublin City D02 H589
- Mr Fox€€€MICHELIN 2024499 m - 38 Parnell Square West, Dublin City DO1 X9TO
- Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen€€€€MICHELIN 2024610 m - 18-19 Parnell Square North, Rotunda, Dublin City D01 T3V8
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