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General Post Office (GPO) - Dublin - Reviews of General Post Office (GPO) - TripAdvisor
I found myself compelled to visit the GPO in Dublin when i last visited. It was very moving to see bullet holes in the columns and beautiful facade of the GPO. Inside there were portrait...
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Dublin: General Post Office (GPO) - Traveler Reviews - Very interesting inside - TripAdvisor
Obviously much more than just a building this site holds a seminal position in the story of the Irish struggle for independence. After the Easter Rising the structure was little more than a shell. Having since been renovated you can go inside and view works of art that recreate scenes from the battl...
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General Post Office, Dublin | MyTravelGuide.com
Designed by Francis Johnston in 1818, the General Post Office (GPO) on O'Connell Street is known as the site of the 1916 Easter Rising. Irish Volunteers seized the building on Easter Monday and for six days held out against the British until the GPO was set on fire. The building was completely resto...
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General Post Office - Dublin Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
The GPO plays an important role in modern Irish history. It's here where the IRA fortified themselves during the 1916 easter rising. The English then sailed a battleship up the river Liffey and peppered them from there. If you look at the big O'Connel statue at the bottom of O'Connel street you can ...
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General Post Office- Dublin, Ireland - VirtualTourist.com
Built in 1818 halfway along O'Connell Street , the GPO became a symbol of the 1916 Easter Rising. Members of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army seized the building on Easter Monday (24th of April) and Patrick Pearse read out the Proclamation of the Irish republic from its steps. The rebels ...
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General Post Office (GPO) | Museum/Attraction Review | Dublin | Frommers.com
Don't be fooled by the nondescript name: with a facade of Ionic columns and Greco-Roman pilasters 60m long (197 ft.) and 17m high (56 ft.), this is more than a post office -- it is the symbol of Irish freedom. Built between 1815 and 1818, it was the main stronghold of the Irish Volunteers during the...
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Places to Visit in Ireland - General Post Office (O'Connell Street, Dublin)
Most tourists will catch a quick glimpse and then head for the famous Cuchullain statue. And be disappointed that it is virtually impossible to get a good picture of this - tucked into a window it presents the back to the visitor. The front is only visible from the outside. And the reflections in th...
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