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Landmarks of Dublin City?

  • 03-04-2015 05:58PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26


    Just wondering what poeple think are the landmarks of Dublin City? Like for me when someone says Dublin I automatically think of o'connel street and the pigeon house chimneys?

    What do you guys think?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Trinity, st james gate, Stephens green, Phoenix park, Dublin castle, Christchurch, Croker & the Liffey come to mind.

    Glasnevin cemetery but guess that is stretching "city"!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 PeterR1016


    jimmii wrote: »
    Trinity, st james gate, Stephens green, Phoenix park, Dublin castle, Christchurch, Croker & the Liffey come to mind.

    Glasnevin cemetery but guess that is stretching "city"!

    Thanks for the reply! Im trying to make a tourism video and Im trying to gather the best areas/features to get some shots of!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭Red Hare


    The Casino at Marino, the Pepper canister, Molly Malone statue


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 12,675 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    Love them or loathe them, Liberty Hall, Central Bank and the National Conference Centre.

    Samuel Beckett bridge as well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Todd Gack


    Ha'penny Bridge as well


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭fleet_admiral


    Lets not forget the Custom House and The Four Courts.

    The Railway terminals could be described as landmarks, even the two that are closed


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,118 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Todd Gack wrote: »
    Ha'penny Bridge as well

    IF you google image "dublin", half the photos are the ha'penny bridge. Seems to be the biggest landmark of dublin. While not exactly the eiffel tower, but have to admit that it's a cool bridge


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    Merrion Square/Mount St, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Garden of Remembrance


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Would have thought the Spire was an obvious one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Einhard wrote: »
    Would have thought the Spire was an obvious one.

    I figured that was covered with O'Connell St. Definitely the most frequently visited one for sure.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    I might have added Bewley's but I don't know if its still open or not. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Jellybaby1 wrote: »
    I might have added Bewley's but I don't know if its still open or not. :(

    Closed since Feb hopefully it only takes the 6 months they planned for.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭HivemindXX


    The entrance to the Phoenix Park at Park Gate Street as well as a bunch of monuments inside are worth photographing. I wouldn't expect to see them in the top five most recognisable sights of Dublin but most people would know what they are when they see them I think.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭Academic


    Agree with everything that's been mentioned thus far. If I had to choose one thing it would be the Liffey itself. It's arguably what many people (rightly, I think) see as the city's most distinguishing feature.

    Tied for second place would be the Four Courts and the Custom House (on grounds of magnificent architecture and location facing the river) and the G.P.O. (on historical grounds). Oh, and St Stephen's Green, just because I really like it.

    Cheers,

    Ac


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,352 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Ha'penny Bridge and the 'Why go Bald?' sign.


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This is a bit random,granted, but I was thinking something similar for a football flag I got made up and wanted a couple of landmarks on it. I got the Spire, the Wellington Monument from the Phoenix Park and Liberty Hall put on it.


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    The Pigeon House chimney stacks and Ha'penny Bridge are obvious inclusions in any landmark discussion. Convention Centre and the Samuel Beckett Bridge could be nominees if you wanted to put a modern twist on things.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


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    ....from whence the wee singing fella got his name (revamped since).


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This is a shameless bump but it might be relevant to a posters here. I'm running a tournament in the Games Forum and it's all about finding the best landmarks in the country. Each of the 32 counties will have a representative but the Dublin one is gonna be a stiff contest to qualifier for. Some great shout on here already.

    Join in if you can!

    Ultimate All-Ireland Landmark Tournament


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    Academic wrote: »
    Agree with everything that's been mentioned thus far. If I had to choose one thing it would be the Liffey itself. It's arguably what many people (rightly, I think) see as the city's most distinguishing feature.

    Tied for second place would be the Four Courts and the Custom House (on grounds of magnificent architecture and location facing the river) and the G.P.O. (on historical grounds). Oh, and St Stephen's Green, just because I really like it.

    Cheers,

    Ac

    When are they ever gonna finish the works going on at the dome of the four courts? I can't ever remember a time that there wasn't scaffolding there. Disaster.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭Red Hare


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    When are they ever gonna finish the works going on at the dome of the four courts? I can't ever remember a time that there wasn't scaffolding there. Disaster.

    My guess is that because of the attack on the cupola a century ago, when the restorers had a look, they saw that the scaffolding shouldn’t be taken down until a solution was found that would keep it standing as long as the forum. Quite right too.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,034 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    When are they ever gonna finish the works going on at the dome of the four courts? I can't ever remember a time that there wasn't scaffolding there. Disaster.
    I heard from someone who worked on the survey side of the project that the copper dome is too heavy for the supporting pillars, which are bowing as a result. He reckoned there was no immediate solution and advised not walking too close to it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭bigar


    Kilmainham Gaol and Royal Hospital


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