 Ireland
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Trinity College
Trinity College is the home of many famous Irish Graduates. It's one of the most famous and most finest Colleges in the world winning recognition world wide. Some of it's most famous Graduates include Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Beckett and Oscar Wilde.
Trinity College has one of the biggest and oldest Librarys in Ireland. It contains many book dating as far back as the 1300's. Trinity College is also home to one of Irelands most famous and oldest jewell "The Book Of Kells".
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The Four Courts
The Four Courts is situated on Inns Quay. It was formerly the Chancery, King's bench, for Common Pleas and Exchequer Courts, they are now the District, Circuit, Supremme and High Courts.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle houses the state apartments which, since 1938, have been the scene of the inaugurations of Ireland's presidents.
Custom House
The Custom House has an elegant Dome which stands almost 25 feet high. This wonderful building has a fine Doric portico at the south front, with statues by Edward Smith and Agostino Carlini.
Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral is the place were the crypt dates from the 12th Century. The Synod Hall houses an exhibition portraying life in medieval Dublin, from the coming of the Normans in 1170 to the dissolutionof the monasteries by Henry VIII in the 1530's
The Old Mater Hospital
The Old Mater Hospital is one of Irelands most historical buildings. Built in the early 17th century has six columns from the Palladian Era on the front outside , it is one of the buildings of Dublin that mostly goes unoticed by tourists. Dispite the fact that it goes unoticed doesn't mean it does not hold any beauty. It's still one of Irelands most finest and oldest buildings. Today The Mater Hospital has stretched out into a wider range of new buildings around the old building, and the building is still used as a part of the hospital.
Galway Cathedral
Galway's Catholic Cathedral is one of the largest and most impressive buildings in the city. Built between 1958 and 1965, it stands on the site of the old city jail. The architecture of the Cathedral draws on many influences. The dome and pillars reflect a Renaissance style. Other features, including the rose windows and mosaics, echo the broad tradition of Christian art. The Cathedral dome, at a height of 145 ft, is a prominent landmark on the city skyline.
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Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is one of the biggest castles in Ireland. The castles grounds strecth out for over tree miles, the castle was bought by the county council off the air of the castle. The price which they paid for it was only fifty pounds for a pricless masterful piece of structure in the 1950's. Today their is a guided tour of the castle, It's one of the most exciting and interesting places to visited. The tour guide walks you through all the different rooms on different floors explaining the living arangments of its old landlourds and Kings. This is one of the places I wouldn't miss the chance to visit if traveling to Kilkenny. In 1997 the council begain reconsruction work on the top floor of the castle which needed to be done because of rotten wood in the floors and roofs.
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