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Dublin
Excursion
Dublin
FullDay
Excursion
All groups are escortedbythePLUS staff
Trinity college
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Trinity College was founded
in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I,
making it the oldest university
in Ireland. It was modelled on
the English universities Oxford
and Cambridge. Trinity College
is one of the most internationally
respected colleges. The traditions
of the College are very old
and superstitious. It is illegal
for a student to walk through
Trinity College without a sword,
however, this rule has never
really been enforced.
The College Library is a legal
deposit library, which means
that it is entitled to one copy
of every book that is published
in the UK and Ireland
Dublin City Hall
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The City Hall was built
as the Royal Exchange
in the 18th century.
Since the mid 19th century
Dublin City Council has owned
the building, and have just
recently restored it to its original
beauty. The building is a great
example of the Georgian
architecture for which Dublin
is known for. Today the City
Hall is the meeting place of
Dublin City Council, and a major
cultural attraction
Christ Church
Cathedral
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The Dublin Christ Church
Cathedral is the oldest building
in Dublin. The Cathedral located
in the heart of medieval Dublin
was founded in 1030.
Originally built fromwood, but
rebuilt in stone 100 years later.
This time it took almost 200
years to build the Cathedral,
so a transition from Norman
to Early English Gothic styles
can be seen in the architecture.
The Cathedral hold the oldest
and largest 12th century crypt
in Britain and Ireland. It was
heavily restored in the 19th
century, and as with most
Victorian renovations, the work
was important for preserving
the ancient building.
Unfortunately the renovation
also robbed the Cathedral much
of its medieval character.
O’Connel Bridge
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Ha’penny Bridge opened
in the early 19th century.
Before the Bridge, a ferry took
people and goods from one side
of the river to the other.
The ferry was always
overcrowded, and usually leaked
as well. At the time when
the Bridge was built it cost
a ha’penny to cross over to
the other side, the exact same
price as the ferry had been.
Even after the Bridge was
opened the paid fee went to
the owner of the ferry, and he
could retire. Ha’penny is the first
pedestrian bridge to cross the
Liffey, and it remained as the
only pedestrian bridge until the
opening of the Millenium Bridge
in 1999.When the ha’penny, at
the time known as Liffey Bridge,
first opened, around 450 people
walked across ever day. Today
an average of 30.000 people
cross the Bridge every day.
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